SMITHFIELD, N.C. — The bond was reduced for one of the suspects charged in Cole Thomas’ disappearance while another man had his request denied Wednesday.

Anthony Ridell James Jr. and Jeremy Brian Carpenter had bond hearings in Johnston County Superior Court on Wednesday. Julian Valles Jr. and Rudolfo DeLeon Jr. did not appear in court Wednesday. According to a North Carolina court calendar, Valles is set to make his first appearance Sept. 5.

James, 26, of Mt. Olive, N.C., had his bond lowered from $350,000 to $200,000 according to North Carolina media reports.

Carpenter, a 42-year-old from Taylor Falls, Minn., had a request to lower his bond from $500,000 denied, according to those media reports.

Valles, DeLeon and James were arrested on July 17 following indictments issued by a Johnston County grand jury.

Valles, 34, of Dudley, N.C., has been charged with three counts of felony obstruction of justice and one count of felony concealment of a death.

James was charged with one count of felony obstruction of justice and one count of felony concealment of a death.

DeLeon, 27, of Mt. Olive, was charged with the one count of felony concealment of a death.

Carpenter was arrested July 18 by law enforcement in Scandia, Minn., and was held in Minnesota for extradition before being returned to North Carolina on July 24.

He has been charged with four counts of felony obstruction of justice and one count of felony concealment of death.

Thomas, a Live Oak native and Suwannee High graduate, was reported missing on Nov. 25, 2016, by two acquaintances that he had traveled to North Carolina with from Minnesota, where he was working.

They told police they were traveling on Interstate 40, heading to Durham, and got off the interstate in Benson.

As they were driving through a residential area, the driver, Thomas, suddenly stopped his vehicle, jumped out and ran away, the report states.

The passengers tried to find him, but were unable to. At 3 a.m. they reported Thomas missing, the report states.

He was 22 years old when he disappeared.

A body has not yet been found.