Mother addresses son’s accused killer in Russell County Courtroom

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — The mother of a man shot and killed at a Phenix City apartment complex faced the suspect accused of taking her son’s life during a court hearing Monday morning.

Jamarie Leonard is charged with murder and aggravated assault in the Sept. 29 shooting that killed 33-year-old LeNorris Boyd Jr. at Brookwood Apartments near the Chattahoochee Valley Community College campus.

Boyd’s mother, Tabitha Russell, sat in the Russell County courtroom during Leonard’s Aniah’s Law hearing — an emotional moment she described as “horrible” and “a disgrace.”…

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