Arkansas Mother Killed Son After He Called Her Names for Getting Lawn Mower Stuck
Tabatha Lynn Pebler got into an argument with her son over a stuck lawn mower, so she shot him in the chest, killing him.
July 19 2024, Published 5:00 p.m. ET
A mother in Arkansas shot and killed her son during an argument that started because she was stuck on a lawn mower. Now, she'll spend years behind bars for his murder, RadarOnline.com has learned.
According to court records, Tabatha Pebler, 44, called the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office to say she shot her son, Brandon Chrisco, Front Page Detectives reported.
Cops say the suspect fired multiple shots during the incident, with one hitting a 7-month-old baby boy.
Pebler told police she was mowing her lawn and “got stuck.”
She asked Chrisco to “help get the mower unstuck”, but he was “upset having to help to get the mower unstuck", according to authorities.
New evidence was obtained in 2022, which helped solve the 1980 cold case, officials said.
Chrisco came to his mother's aid, law enforcement officials said, but then she got stuck a second time.
At this point, Chrisco allegedly called his mother a “b****” and then pushed her off the lawn mower.
The victim was shot several times before being dismembered.
Pebler walked to her car and grabbed her pistol from the console, authorities said. Chrisco was walking towards his mother and Pebler fired “warning shots” at him, but he continued to approach her.
Pebler pulled the trigger again as he got closer and struck him in the upper-left part of his chest, officials said.
The number of inmates on death row has decreased from 63 in 2011 to 32, due to successful appeals and natural deaths.
When speaking with investigators, the suspect said she was “not meaning to kill him, she just wanted to scare him and stop.”
On June 5, 2023, Pebler was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. She was released after posting a $25,000 bond, officials said.
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16th Circuit Court Judge Tim Weaver has now sentenced Pebler to serve three years in a state correctional facility after Pebler pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter.
In addition, Pebler was given an additional suspended sentence of seven years. Should Pebler fail to comply with the conditions of her release, the court may require her to serve those years in prison.
For pleading guilty to the manslaughter charge, prosecutors agreed to dismiss the remaining charges she faced.
