Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Ukrainian Woman on Train Indicted by Federal Grand Jury — Death Penalty Eligible

Sarah Rumpf Oct 22nd, 2025, 6:51 pm

Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office via AP/Public domain photo from surveillance video released by the Charlotte Area Transit System

Decarlos Brown Jr. , the man accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a light rail train, has been indicted by a federal grand jury with charges that could make him eligible for the death penalty.

Zarutska, 23, a Ukrainian refugee, was stabbed to death on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 22, her shocking murder captured by the transit authority’s surveillance video.

Brown, 34, was arrested on the train platform and has been charged with a state charge

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