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

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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telling in what way? RussBLib Sep 9 #2

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I've seen it on every damn news channel for several days RussBLib Sep 9 #5

Post removed Post removed Sep 9 #6

What silence? It's headline news every day. yardwork Sep 9 #3

Even though I don't think we should have the death penalty JI7 Sep 9 #8

The federal charge strikes me as a stretch. IANAL. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 9 #9

Normally I would agree... SickOfTheOnePct Sep 10 #13

A broken clock can still be right. The Mouth Sep 10 #14

The video, which I don't see here, is what gave it virality. somsai Sep 10 #12