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DOJ Files Federal Charge Carrying Possible Death Penalty in Charlotte Train Killing

DeCarlos Brown Jr., with 14 prior arrests, faces federal charges including death on a mass transportation system, highlighting concerns over public safety and mental health resources.

  • The Department of Justice filed a federal charge against Decarlos Brown Jr. for the murder of Iryna Zarutska, stating they will seek the maximum penalty.
  • Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on August 22 while riding a train in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • The murder has sparked outrage over Charlotte's crime policies and led to calls for accountability from Republican leaders for lenient judges.
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Federal hate crime charge sought in Charlotte stabbing

(The Center Square) – When a federal charge was levied this week against Decarlos Brown Jr. in the killing of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail, authorities said more charges were possible.

DeCarlos Brown Jr. has been charged with federal murder in the shooting death of a Ukrainian soldier on a train in Charlotte.

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Suspect of the macabre stabbing of a young woman on a light train from Charlotte, North Carolina, now faces a federal charge in a case that has become a political lightning rod in the country she had...

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