Federal and state courts now align on the assailant’s mental incompetence, sending the case into a critical treatment phase before trial can resume
A major development has emerged in the case of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian refugee whose killing on a Charlotte light‑rail train in August 2025 shocked communities across North America. Court filings now state that the accused, DeCarlos Brown Jr., has been found “incapable to proceed” to trial under North Carolina law following a psychiatric evaluation.
