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  • GOP lawmakers urge removal of judge who gave Iryna Zarutska’s suspected killer cashless bail

    09/10/2025 10:03:56 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 14 replies
    NY Post ^ | 9/10/2025 | Richard Pollina
    Republican lawmakers are pushing to have the North Carolina judge who released the violent criminal accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska removed from the bench. Ten GOP US House members from North Carolina have signed a letter insisting on formal proceedings to remove Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes for her “reckless” decision to release Decarlos Brown Jr. on cashless bail despite being aware of his lengthy criminal history and mental health issues, Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC) posted on X Wednesday. The letter, addressed to Chief District Court Judge Roy Wiggins, claimed that Stokes’ ruling to allow Brown Jr. to...
  • Judge who released Decarlos Brown on cashless bail is NOT a licensed lawyer in NC

    09/10/2025 6:05:56 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 106 replies
    The Post Millennial ^ | 9/9/25 | Thomas Stevenson
    Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes is not qualified to practice as a lawyer in the state of North Carolina, according to the state's database of registered lawyers. The revelation comes after it was reported that Stokes released Decarlos Brown on cashless bail after his last brush with the law before he was charged with stabbing 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska to death in August. When Stoke's name is entered into the North Carolina State Bar lawyer look-up tool, an error is presented, indicating the judge, although overseeing a magistrate court, does not have the ability to practice law as a lawyer professionally in...