The mom of late North Carolina rapper Lil Jbo, Shanna Lowery, stood outdoors a Robeson County courtroom questioning why the person accused of killing her son continues to be granted the possibility to hunt bail as her household relives the trauma time and again.

Her 20-year-old son, born Tazarie Butler, was shot and killed on June 27, 2023, at a house on Beam Highway in Robeson County.

Since then, the person charged along with his homicide, 27-year-old Chamberlin Oxendine, has filed 4 separate motions for bond hearings, based on Robeson County District Legal professional Matthew Scott, as reported by WPDE.

“Why is it truthful for a mom and household to need to maintain coming and reliving this example once we’re 90 days away from courtroom?” Lowery requested throughout an interview with the station. “The ache and stuff are already going to return. The trauma, the reminiscences, all of that’s going to return up.”

Oxendine, who was arrested in August 2023, stays in custody on a $1 million bond.

His newest listening to, initially set for October 13, was postponed and is now anticipated to happen in November. His authorized crew is pushing for a bond discount to $50,000, calling the present quantity “grossly extreme.”

In courtroom filings, they declare Oxendine acted in self-defense and in protection of his relations, together with his spouse, kids and brother. The paperwork additionally notice the taking pictures occurred at his father’s house and that he “cooperated with the investigation.”

Lowery, nonetheless, stays firmly against any discount in bail. “My son’s life is value greater than $1,000,000, primary,” she stated.

Authorized analysts say whereas suspects can request bond hearings repeatedly, courts sometimes solely entertain them when new developments come up within the case.

Butler’s loss of life rattled his hometown of Lumberton, the place he had constructed a reputation for himself within the native music scene and had began making trade connections earlier than his life was reduce brief.

In his honor, town of Lumberton designated June 27 as “Tazarie Butler Day.”

The case has seen a number of delays. Oxendine’s trial was initially scheduled for September 2025 however was pushed to March 2026 as a result of late submission of essential proof.

Regardless of the repeated courtroom dates and emotional toll, Lowery says she is going to proceed to point out up. “I’m going to try this till the jury makes their choice,” she stated. “And like I stated, when the jury makes their choice, no matter it might be, I will stay with that.”

Oxendine’s subsequent bond listening to is ready for November 2025.

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