Michael Chad Holmes (Photo courtesy of NamUs) Photo

A suspect in the slaying of a Camas man who went missing in February appeared Wednesday morning in Clark County Superior Court, a day after his arrest.

Camas’ Randy John Schmidt, 47, faces an allegation of second-degree murder in the death of 52-year-old Michael Chad Holmes, who went by Chad.

Judge Daniel Stahnke set Schmidt’s bail at $750,000. Schmidt will be arraigned April 18.

Holmes was last seen by family around 3 p.m. Feb. 5 when he left his home on Northeast 94th Street and got into Schmidt’s tan GMC Yukon, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case. The two men were neighbors, court records say.

An hour after Holmes left with Schmidt, family members sent him a message asking where he was and letting him know his pregnant dog was in labor. Holmes didn’t respond, which they thought was odd because he was unlikely to miss the births of his dog’s puppies, according to the affidavit.

“Chad Holmes left behind several items like his wallet, puppies and dinner he was cooking on the stove,” the affidavit says.