Charlotte commuter train stabbing suspect had long criminal history

Decarlos Brown Jr. was arrested for fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a North Carolina commuter train and was quickly sent to a state mental hospital for evaluation, contrasting with previous delays in assessing his mental health. Charged with first-degree murder and causing death on a mass transportation system, both charges could carry the death penalty, highlighting systemic failures in mental health and criminal justice interventions.