The man charged with murder in the Capitol Hill Station stabbing that killed Corey Bellett has pleaded not guilty and will continue to be held on $3 million bond after a court appearance Wednesday.

Shawn Patrick Moore, 26, pleaded not guilty to charges of second degree murder and intimidating a witness in the case surrounding the slaying of Bellett, a 37-year-old restaurant worker on his way home after a Saturday brunch shift at Capitol Hill’s Harry’s Fine Foods.

Prosecutors say Moore killed the victim in an altercation over a run-in on the escalator that grew into a fight on the light rail platform.

Police say video evidence showed the victim brush by the suspect and another man as he moved down the station escalator on the evening of Saturday, May 11th. Police say the suspect and the man accompanying him then confronted Bellett on the platform and a fight ensued in which Moore pulled a box knife from his pocket and began stabbing Bellett. Police say Bellett fell onto the northbound track where Moore allegedly continued the assault before fleeing the station.

The medical examiner says Bellett suffered three stab wounds: “one to the base of the neck, front left of midline, that perforated his trachea and the anterior side of the jugular vein, one to his left forearm, and one to his left torso.” The evidence indicated the victim was unable to defend himself from the attack. “No hand wounds were observed, though there were abrasion to the side of his chin,” the medical records note.

Moore is also accused of threatening to kill the man he was with during the altercation who police say eventually contacted authorities and provided information to help track the suspect down.

In Wednesday’s appearance, Judge Melinda Young denied a request from Moore’s defense to lower his $3 million bail. He remains held in the King County Jail.

A fundraiser has been set up by a family friend to help Bellett’s wife and family through the tragedy.

“Corey was a friend, a son, a brother, a new and deeply loving husband, an incredible chef who was wildly creative, talented, and insanely hardworking,” a tribute to the victim read as a memorial of flowers and messages grew on the sidewalk outside Bellevue Ave’s Harry’s.

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