Decarlos Brown, 34, could face either life in prison or the death penalty.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Decarlos Brown, the man accused of stabbing and killing a Ukrainian refugee on a LYNX Blue Line train in August 2025, now faces a federal charge tied to the incident.
On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi shared that federal prosecutors officially charged the 34-year-old Brown with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system. Brown is accused of killing 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on the train.
“Iryna Zarutska was a young woman living the American dream — her horrific murder is a direct
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