US EditionCharlotte Light Rail Stabbing Suspect Decarlos Brown Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Decarlos Brown Jr. faces federal charges including violence against a mass transportation system resulting in death, with possible death penalty upon conviction, prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina on Violence Against a Railroad Carrier and Mass Transportation System Resulting in Death, making him eligible for the death penalty.
- The Aug. 22 attack targeted a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed aboard the LYNX Blue Line light rail in Charlotte while studying English.
- Responding officers found and arrested Brown on the light rail platform after the attack, and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, prosecutors say.
- A hearing on fitness to stand trial was pushed back to April 2026, as defense counsel for Brown filed a competency evaluation motion and he remains in custody since Aug. 22.
- Last month, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Iryna's Law and Gov. Stein signed it on Oct. 3, while the victim's family welcomed the federal indictment amid calls for transit safety reforms.
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domigood.comRepeat Criminal Who Savagely Stabbed and Killed Iryna Zarutska on North Carolina Train Indicted by Federal Grand Jury, Now Eligible for Death Penalty
A federal grand jury has indicted 34-year-old career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr.
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