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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 6/9
« Last post by SVPete on June 09, 2026, 06:18:36 PM »OUTRAGEOUS: Iryna's Killer Found Incompetent to Stand Trial
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/06/09/outrageous-irynas-killer-found-incompetent-to-stand-trial-n4953770
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/06/09/outrageous-irynas-killer-found-incompetent-to-stand-trial-n4953770
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The repeat offender who stabbed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska to death aboard a Charlotte, N.C., commuter train last year is incompetent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Presiding Federal Judge Kenneth Bell found that Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr did not understand the proceedings and would be unable to assist in his defense. Brown is up on federal charges of terrorist attacks and other violence against mass transportation systems, in large part because state and local courts kept releasing him, despite a long history of violence and mental illness.
He's also up on state charges of first-degree murder.
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The federal judge also ruled — unlike so many previous North Carolina judges — that Brown will not be released. Instead, "he will receive medication and treatment for up to four months in an effort to restore his competency."
After four months, the court could decide again whether Brown is fit to stand trial. If not, Queen City reported, "he could remain in custody under possible civil commitment."
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