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Madman accused of slaughtering Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte train raves at judge as he’s ruled not fit for trial — a second time
NY Post ^ | 06/09/2026 | Anthony Blair

Posted on 06/09/2026 8:34:39 AM PDT by DFG

The madman accused of slaughtering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a train in North Carolina screamed at the judge on Tuesday as he was ruled not fit to stand trial for a second time.

Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, ranted about having “material in his body” during the brief hearing at the federal courthouse in Charlotte, Queen City News reported.

He also shouted about wanting to press charges against the FBI, and asked the judge whether he had reviewed his evaluation and a letter from his mother, the outlet reported.

Brown is facing federal and state charges in the shocking August 2025 stabbing death of Zarutska, 23, on board a Charlotte Blue Line light rail, in a case that drew global attention.

The suspected killer will now receive medication and treatment for up to four months to try to restore his competency.

If Brown does not become competent, he could be held in custody under federal commitment laws, and a later court hearing could determine whether he can be forcibly medicated.

He was previously evaluated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago through the Bureau of Prisons, where mental health evaluators spent hours meeting with Brown in person and reviewing audio and video recordings of him before making their recommendation.

Prosecutors, including the Assistant US Attorney, did not present any additional evidence during Tuesday morning’s 15-minute hearing.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: charlotte; decarlosbrown; irynazarutska
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1 posted on 06/09/2026 8:34:39 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

suspected.....well yeah and the video is kind of definitive


2 posted on 06/09/2026 8:37:41 AM PDT by xp38
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To: DFG

Everyone knows he did it. Just hang the crazy bastard, call it a day.


3 posted on 06/09/2026 8:37:50 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: DFG

Oh, yes, by all means give him yet ANOTHER HEARING to determine if he can be forced to take his meds. Be sure to supply lots of expensive government attorneys to argue for his rights. Gotta have your rights, you know.


4 posted on 06/09/2026 8:38:58 AM PDT by madprof98
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To: DFG

If he’s not fit for trial, he’s not fit to live. Simple as that. There’s gotta be a limit somewhere.


5 posted on 06/09/2026 8:43:37 AM PDT by Migraine
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To: Migraine

Pin it on the governor who’s running for the senate.


6 posted on 06/09/2026 8:46:01 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DFG

It’s why we need insane asylums for the criminally insane. The conditions should be minimal.


7 posted on 06/09/2026 8:47:47 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: DFG

I believe that a lot of these guys are crazy but why isn’t anyone looking into how in their overall crazy, who or what is planting the seed in them that when they go psycho, that they kill the white woman, and why are so many young blond white women victims.

This crazy isn’t completely a crazy guy killing a random someone, there is a pattern that comes from something, perhaps the cultural/media/school noise the crazy absorbs from the atmosphere of the larger society?


8 posted on 06/09/2026 8:49:28 AM PDT by ansel12
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To: DFG

Maybe the judge can give him a ride home? 🤔


9 posted on 06/09/2026 8:50:22 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: DFG

He’s fit

Execute him immediately


10 posted on 06/09/2026 8:50:44 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: 1Old Pro

Aaaaand, the only way they get out is if the review board that release him take criminal responsibility for anything he does.


11 posted on 06/09/2026 8:51:12 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: DFG

Is it the same judge who let him out after his last rampage because he was too dangerous for jail?


12 posted on 06/09/2026 8:51:38 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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To: DFG

Sounds to me like the shethouse “judge” isn’t fit to determine if the evil murderer is fit to stand trial. The killer should be turned over to the custody of “judgey” until he’s competent to stand trial in “judgey’s” court.


13 posted on 06/09/2026 8:53:02 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (No Kings. No Fuhrers either. Tell the lobster heads to keep Adolph the Nazi out of Congress!!!)
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To: DFG

Take him out back, kneel him down, put two behind his ear and call it a day.

Enough of this BS. This is how vigilantism builds a resurgence.


14 posted on 06/09/2026 8:53:07 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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a later court hearing could determine whether he can be forcibly medicated.

With cyanide?

15 posted on 06/09/2026 8:55:13 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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FRY HIM!!! ASAP!!!


16 posted on 06/09/2026 8:55:16 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: DFG

Just kill him already.


17 posted on 06/09/2026 8:55:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: bk1000

That’s what I think. If he is unfit for trial, then just execute him. ‘Cause he dang sure ain’t fit for nothing else, either. JMO...


18 posted on 06/09/2026 8:57:16 AM PDT by Quickgun (I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
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To: bk1000

If he’s not fit for trial, doesn’t that rather say that he’s not fit to be turned loose as well?


19 posted on 06/09/2026 8:57:21 AM PDT by oldtech (oltech)
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To: Ann Archy

I hate thinking this way ... even the most heinous criminal, caught in the act, deserves a fair trial. This business of “he’s too crazy to stand trial” is bullstuff. Madness might be a consideration in sentencing; it has no bearing on the question of who did the killing.


20 posted on 06/09/2026 8:58:59 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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