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DOJ Seeks Death Penalty for Suspect in Fatal Charlotte Light Rail Stabbing

DOJ Seeks Death Penalty for Suspect in Fatal Charlotte Light Rail Stabbing

DOJ Seeks Death Penalty for Suspect in Fatal Charlotte Light Rail Stabbing Decarlos Brown Jr., the 34-year-old suspect in the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail system on August 22, is now facing federal charges that could make him eligible for the death penalty, the Justice Department announced. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of North Carolina has charged Brown with committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system, escalating the legal repercussions…

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Federal Charges Filed in Fatal Charlotte Stabbing of Ukrainian Refugee

Federal Charges Filed in Fatal Charlotte Stabbing of Ukrainian Refugee

Federal Charges Filed in Fatal Charlotte Stabbing of Ukrainian Refugee The Justice Department has announced federal charges against Decarlos Brown, 34, in connection with the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, 23, on a Charlotte light rail train last month. Brown faces a federal charge of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system, which could carry a death penalty sentence if he is convicted. Brown, who also faces a first-degree murder charge in North Carolina, allegedly…

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