Decarlos Brown, the accused killer of Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska, has been indicted. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
The man charged in the fatal stabbing of a young Ukrainian woman on the Charlotte light rail system was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that could get him the death penalty.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina returned the indictment against Decarlos Brown Jr., charging him with violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system resulting in death. This charge makes him eligible for the death penalty.
Brown was allegedly caught on video stabbing the woman, identified as 23-year-old Iryna Zaruska, on Aug. 22 on the Lynx Blue Line light rail in Charlotte.
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Decarlos Brown, the accused killer of Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Zarutska, has been indicted. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
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The man charged in the fatal stabbing of a young Ukrainian woman on the Charlotte light rail system was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that could get him the death penalty.
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A federal grand jury in North Carolina returned the indictment against Decarlos Brown Jr., charging him with violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system resulting in death. This charge makes him eligible for the death penalty.
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Brown was allegedly caught on video stabbing the woman, identified as 23-year-old Iryna Zaruska, on Aug. 22 on the Lynx Blue Line light rail in Charlotte.