CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Decarlos Brown has a long history of being in trouble with the law; his criminal record shows three misdemeanors between 2007 and 2009.

He was convicted of felony breaking and entering and later convicted of assaulting and stealing from a man using a handgun, but he's served time for each of the charges against him.

"People are wondering, why is he given a bond? Why is he back out? And essentially, what the legislature has done, they have made certain offenses required to have no bond or at least allow a judicial official to grant no bond," said criminal defense attorney Aaron Lee with Lee and Lee Law Firm.

Lee says the 2023 Pretrial Integrity Act allowed for more serious offenses like drug trafficking and homicides to go before an elected judge to be

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