The mom of late North Carolina rapper Lil Jbo, Shanna Lowery, stood exterior a Robeson County courtroom questioning why the person accused of killing her son continues to be granted the prospect 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 Road in Robeson County.

Since then, the person charged together with his homicide, 27-year-old Chamberlin Oxendine, has filed 4 separate motions for bond hearings, in line with Robeson County District Attorney Matthew Scott, as reported by WPDE.

“Why is it fair for a mother and family to have to keep coming and reliving this situation when we’re 90 days away from court?” Lowery requested throughout an interview with the station. “The pain and stuff are already going to come. The trauma, the memories, all of that is going to come 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 group is pushing for a bond discount to $50,000, calling the present quantity “grossly excessive.”

In court docket filings, they declare Oxendine acted in self-defense and in protection of his members of the family, together with his spouse, youngsters and brother. The paperwork additionally be aware the capturing occurred at his father’s house and that he “cooperated with the investigation.”

Lowery, nevertheless, stays firmly against any discount in bail. “My son’s life is worth more than $1,000,000, number one,” she stated.

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

Butler’s demise 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 quick.

In his honor, the 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 because of the late submission of essential proof.

Despite the repeated court docket dates and emotional toll, Lowery says she is going to proceed to point out up. “I’m going to do that until the jury makes their decision,” she stated. “And like I said, when the jury makes their decision, whatever it may be, I will be able to live with that.”

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

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