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GJGCA

(120 posts)
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 04:00 PM Sep 9

Man facing federal charge after stabbing, killing woman in random attack on Charlotte light rail

Source: ABC11 local TV

Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the suspect, Decarlos Brown, will be charged with committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system. The federal criminal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Charlotte.

Edited to add CBS News link: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/iryna-zarutska-decarlos-brown-jr-north-carolina-federal-charges/

Read more: https://abc11.com/amp/post/iryna-zarutska-ukrainian-refugee-stabbed-death-nc-train-charlotte-suspect-facing-federal-charge-doj-says/17780484/



This is apparently (IANAL) the basis of the Federal charge:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1992
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Response to RussBLib (Reply #2)

RussBLib

(10,118 posts)
5. I've seen it on every damn news channel for several days
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 08:45 PM
Sep 9

...and on FOX and OAN, it's almost 24/7.

I presume you mean a "left" media blackout? Please explain to me how a supposed left media blackout would be "racist support of Putin." I don't get it.

Response to RussBLib (Reply #5)

electric_blue68

(23,850 posts)
7. The acused probably had NO Idea she was a Ukrainian refugee for goodness sakes. Obviously, he's done bad things before..
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 09:12 PM
Sep 9

...and now really entered depravity with this hideous attack, now murder.

Btw, I am part 2nd Gen Ukrainian- American.

marble falls

(68,505 posts)
11. RWs all over over a cherry picked example, totally silent on the second biggest of cause of mortality in children ...
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 06:49 AM
Wednesday

... gun violence. Not a word on all the gun death in schools just since Aurora 100's of victims, and the police just broke up a plan by a TWELVE year old with over twenty firearms, including "ghost guns", 3D printed firearms and plenty of ammo - including clips with shooter mottoes stuck on them. Not a word beyond labeling them frauds.

The ones who cry about these mentally ill attackers the loudest are those who advocate not at all for mental health treatment or sanctions. They have been known to advocate for the 2nd amendment "rights" for the mentally ill.

JI7

(92,623 posts)
8. Even though I don't think we should have the death penalty
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 09:23 PM
Sep 9

I would not give a shit if this scum got it.

But I think even that would be too lenient .

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,452 posts)
13. Normally I would agree...
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 09:10 AM
Wednesday

...but in this case, it's obvious that state/local law enforcement/courts were incapable of managing the killer.

In this particular case, I have zero issue with federal involvement.

jcmaine72

(1,822 posts)
10. Of course Trump had to stick his greasy nose into this horrific tragedy to both smear Democrats and...
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 11:01 PM
Sep 9

to score a few cheap political points, as usual.

The Mouth

(3,391 posts)
14. A broken clock can still be right.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 01:59 PM
Wednesday

This scum shouldn't have been breathing, to say nothing of being out on the streets.

He should fry.

Judges need to keep people like this locked the fuck away.

somsai

(156 posts)
12. The video, which I don't see here, is what gave it virality.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 07:10 AM
Wednesday

and for at least a day, a national story, was only on local stations across the country. CNN, Fox, ABC, CBS, NYT all silent even though they were seeing the same thing everyone else was seeing, and that became the story. What was it that the major mainstream news sources were seeing that couldn't be spoken of?

The story is much safer now. Blame red or blue politician according to one's tribe. Money allocated for this or that the reason. NYT harkened back 120 years to I forget what, CNN pondered the murderer.

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