A bond hearing was held for home invasion suspect Antanavious Butler in Judge Bobby Peters court January 13, 2026. Butler is charged with the murder of Norman “Terry” Lane at his Brookstone Boulevard home in Columbus October 6, 2025.
Several members of Lane’s family huddled in the courtroom gallery for the hearing. Lane’s nephew Christopher Lane addressed the Judge pleading for no bond in the case. “The nature of this crime alone demonstrates an extreme and unacceptable danger to the community. This was not an accident or a moment of poor judgement,” Christopher Lane said. “It was a deliberate act of violence carried out with a weapon against an innocent elderly man. Someone capable of this level of violence poses an ongoing and serious risk to public safety.”
Judge Peters explained that under the current law if you’ve been in jail 90 days without indictment you’re entitled to bond and initially considered a $500,000 bond before the defendant’s mother addressed the Judge. Lucy Butler retired from the Lee County Sheriff’s department after more than three decades of service. “I’m embarrassed. I didn’t raise a child to take someone’s life,” Butler said…