Opinion
Iryna Zarutska’s alleged killer not ready for trial?
The entire Western tradition of jurisprudence assumes law teaches by what it punishes and permits. So what is the American justice system teaching right now?
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Brown found ‘incapable to proceed’ on Iryna Zarutska murder charge
Decarlos Brown Jr., the man who allegedly fatally stabbed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska in the neck on Aug. 22 on Charlotte’s Lynx Blue Line, has been found “incapable to proceed” on the state murder charge against him.
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Judge clarifies protective order in case of Zarutska stabbing death
The judge overseeing the federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. in the 2025 stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska clarified Wednesday an earlier order shielding information about the case from public view.
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NC lawmakers grill Charlotte officials on crime, jail deaths
NC lawmakers grilled Charlotte officials on crime and public safety. Sheriff Garry McFadden deflected questions on jail deaths and criticized Iryna’s Law.
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Judge will not seek more limits on lawmakers’ Charlotte crime hearing
A federal judge indicated Tuesday that he will not seek additional limits on state legislators’ Feb. 9 hearing on crime and public safety issues in Charlotte.
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Court order prompts lawmakers to delay hearing on Charlotte crime
A state legislative committee has postponed a hearing originally scheduled this week to address crime and public safety in Charlotte.
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Brown, US attorney seek to block legislative release of Zarutska file
A federal judge issued an order Thursday blocking Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and North Carolina legislators from releasing information from the criminal investigative file tied to Iryna Zarutska's fatal stabbing last August on Charlotte's light rail line.
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Murders fuel debate over bail, mental health policy in NC
The recent murders of Iryna Zarutska, Charlotte, and Zoe Welsh, Raleigh, have brought scrutiny over how NC’s criminal justice system handles such cases and what can be done to improve the system to prevent such tragedies from occurring in the future.
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Judge blocks release of recordings tied to Charlotte light rail death
A federal judge has upheld an earlier order blocking media access to law enforcement recordings tied to the high-profile light rail stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska.
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Charlotte TV station requests law-enforcement recordings over Iryna Zarutska killing
Charlotte TV station WSOC has filed a formal response opposing an emergency motion by DeCarlos Brown Jr. that seeks to block the release of law-enforcement recordings connected to the August 2025 killing of Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail.
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Federal judge blocks CMPD video release in light rail killing case
A federal judge ordered Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Monday not to release any video or audio related to the federal case involving Iryna Zarutska’s August 2025 killing on the city’s light rail transit line.
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Feds charge suspect in Charlotte light rail stabbing
DOJ charges twice-deported Honduran illegal Oscar Solarzano-Garcia for stabbing a 24-year-old on Charlotte’s light rail, including re-entry and transit violence.
