The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a light rail last month in Charlotte, North Carolina, amid a growing national outcry over her murder.
Last week, local officials in Charlotte released footage of the moments before Iryna Zarutska, 23, was killed. In the video, she is shown sitting on the light-rail in front of the suspect, identified as DaCarlos Brown Jr., who has a lengthy violent criminal history, before he takes out a knife and swings at her head. The video is cut short before he makes contact.
On Tuesday, the DOJ submitted a federal complaint against Brown in the U.S. District Court in Charlotte, saying he was charged with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system….
DOJ Announces Federal Charges Against Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of Ukrainian Woman
