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First on Fox: House Judiciary Committee plans live hearing in Charlotte North Carolinathis month sparked heated debate about criminal justice reform.
The remote hearing is scheduled for the morning of September 29, and Fox News Digital Learns and will focus on Charlotte’s recent crime.
News of the hearing comes after the murder of Iryna Zarutska on August 22 attracted national attention. cool down Surveillance lens He stood up to a suspect sitting behind Zarutska and hit her several times with a knife. Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, died on the train due to injuries when the incident occurred.
Iryna Zarutska curls in fear as a person shrouds her fear in an unsettling attack on the light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina. (News via the Charlotte Regional Transportation System)
The Justice Department charged the suspect Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. in federal court. Brown arrested for more than a decade in advance and served the robbery. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Brown would be prosecuted for the murder and said “a policy of soft crime” led to Zarutska’s death.
“Iryna Zarutska is a young woman who realizes the American dream – her horror murder is a direct result of the failure of failed crime policies that put criminals before innocent people,” Bondy said. “I have directed the attorney to the federal prosecution of Decarlos Brown Jr., a violent criminal with a history of violent crime to murder.”
All members of the House Judiciary Committee are allowed to attend the hearing. The group’s oversight subcommittee will lead it.
The hearing is scheduled to be held before another shocking criminal activity – the assassination of prolific conservative activist Charlie Kirk was held last week at Utah Valley University.
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Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, North Carolina and a light rail platform side by side. (Associated Press)
The live hearing marks the latest example of the committee’s visit to the Democratic-led city to highlight crime rates and prosecutor failures. The committee visited Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had jurisdiction in April 2023, filed criminal charges against then-format President Donald Trump in Bragg. Later that year, the committee held a similar hearing in Chicago.
Members at the hearing reviewed prosecutor policies such as cashless bail and highlighted recidivism and stories of victims and their families.
Charlotte’s allegations and attempts accused belongs to Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer B. Merriweather III, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is a Democrat.
House Attorney General Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, heard a federal weaponization hearing on the federal government in Washington, D.C. on July 20, 2023 at the House Judicial Subcommittee. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Rep. Jeff Van Drew, RN.J., confirmed the hearing in a statement to Fox News’s digits, saying Zarutska’s death was “the culmination of years of failed liberal policies that put criminals ahead of victims.”
“This is completely preventable and we should attribute it to people repairing another innocent life before losing it,” Van Drew said.
Fox News Digital contacted Merriweather’s office for comment.
