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Federal Indictment: Man Charged with Stabbing Ukrainian Refugee

10/25/2025

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Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was indicted by a federal grand jury for the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail.
The charges include violence against a railroad carrier, making him eligible for the death penalty.
Brown was arrested at the scene with a bloodied pocketknife.
U.S. President Donald Trump called for a swift trial and the death penalty.

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Story summary

Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was indicted by a federal grand jury for the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail.
The charges include violence against a railroad carrier, making him eligible for the death penalty.
Brown was arrested at the scene with a bloodied pocketknife.
U.S. President Donald Trump called for a swift trial and the death penalty.