A North Carolina man accused of stabbing a Ukrainian war refugee in Charlotte on a deadly camera could be sentenced to death after federal prosecutors filed a prolonged rap sheet charge against former officials.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said prosecutors filed one count against 34-year-old Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. on Tuesday.
Repeated offender accused of killing 23 years old Iryna Zarutska In the random attack on light rail train on August 22.
“I have directed the attorney to Decarlos Brown Jr., who is prosecuted by the federal prosecution,” Ms. Bundy said in a statement. “We will seek the highest punishment for this unforgivable crime and he will never see a day as the light of a free man again.”
The suspect, who has been arrested at least 14 times since 2011 and served in prison, has been charged by Mecklenburg County District Attorneys with a first-degree murder case under state law.
Federal capital crime charges have been filed in recent cases such as Israeli embassy staff and New York Health Insurance CEO because there is no death penalty in local jurisdictions.
But in this case, North Carolina does, although it has not enforced anyone since 2006 due to legal challenges.
Russ FergusonU.S. attorneys in the Western North Carolina said federal authorities learned more details about the victims on the phone after filing a criminal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Charlotte after a phone call with their mother and uncle.
“She actually came from a bomb shelter in Ukraine to escape the war.” Ferguson explain. “She’s going to go for a day. She’s going home on a light rail train like all of us, and she’s been brutally murdered.”
FBI Special Agent James Barnacle “She chose Charlotte to escape the violence of Ukraine’s war-torn houses,” said, ensuring work permits and finding a job on the first day of legal employment.
She juggled in senior centers and a pizzeria and cared for her neighbor’s pets.
“She is building her own young life.” Barnacle explain. “She recently moved in with her partner. Her family let us know that she graduated from Kiev University and received her degree in arts and recovery.”
Surveillance footage shows the young woman entering the train and sitting in front of the suspect.
Four minutes later, without any provocation, he took out a knife, stabbed it three times, and then walked past the train by his side, dripping blood on the floor.
gentlemen. Ferguson It means that the death penalty can be considered in accordance with regulations.
Brown, who is homeless, reportedly diagnosed with schizophrenia, is currently undergoing a competency assessment.
“This cruel attack on an innocent woman is just an attempt to reach her destination is an attack on the American way of life.” Ferguson explain.
Brutal attacks quickly poured into the country’s focus on Friday after bus authorities released surveillance videos of the attack.
With the Trump administration’s warm welcome to Democrats, the inclusion of federal charges has been raised, blaming progressive policies such as cashless bail, which allow repeated violent offenders to be freely released even with 14 arrests.
“For a long time, Americans have been forced to endure Democratic-run cities that allow barbarians, bloodthirsty criminals to relax their bodies and minds to prey on innocent people,” Trump said in a video released by the White House on Tuesday.
Brown has been arrested for crimes including armed robbery, felony theft, breaking in and entering, and shoplifting. He was released in 2020 after five years of robbery with dangerous weapons.
Even so, Brown was released in January by a Mecklenburg County District Court judge, as a “written promise” and returned to court after being arrested for abuse of the 911 system.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday it was “crazy” to rely on professional criminals to keep that promise.
“This is crazy. The monster should be locked, iryna “But Democratic politicians, liberal judges and weak prosecutors would rather believe in criminals and protect their communities,” Ms Levitt said.
Tracey Brown, the suspect’s sister, told CNN that she asked her brother why she did it.
“Because she is reading my thoughts,” she said.
On social media commentators said the audio of the surveillance video seemed to show the suspect was black, muttering: “I got that white girl, that white girl.”
When the suspect comments, Barnacle It is said that the case is still under investigation.
“We’re still investigating. Obviously, we have videotapes. We have some other evidence,” he said. “As sir, our investigators sitting in the front row are looking at other angles. Ferguson explain. There is a possibility of other federal charges being filed. So we will let the investigation work. ”
gentlemen. Ferguson The investigators are “investigating all available expenses in this case”.
“If we find out that it is a fact of gender-motivation or racial-motivation, then in this case, we will definitely bring federal civil rights charges. If the facts do not show that, we will not.”
