"Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a light rail train, has been indicted by a federal grand jury with charges that could make him eligible for the death penalty. Zarutska, 23, a Ukrainian refugee, was stabbed to death on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 22, her shocking murder captured by the transit authority's surveillance video."
"In September, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina filed a criminal complaint against Brown. His defense counsel have already asked the judge for a determination if their client is mentally fit to stand trial, according to ABC News. On Wednesday, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Brown, charging him with violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system resulting in death."
Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, has been federally indicted for violence against a railroad carrier and a mass transportation system resulting in death. The indictment follows the August 22 stabbing death of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train, captured on surveillance video. Brown was arrested on the train platform and also faces a state first-degree murder charge in North Carolina. The federal and state charges carry possible life imprisonment or the death penalty upon conviction. Defense counsel have requested a judicial determination of Brown’s mental fitness to stand trial. A state hearing was postponed to April 2026. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Odulio is prosecuting the federal case.
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