A federal magistrate judge allowed career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr. to walk free months before he senselessly murdered a Ukrainian refugee because he made her a promise to return to court.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, 34–year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. murdered Iryna Zarutska last month by stabbing her multiple times on the Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail as bystanders did nothing.
Decarlos Brown Jr. criminal rap sheet, with arrests dating back to 2007.
Horrifying video of the senseless murder shows Zarutska seated on the Metro scrolling through her phone before Decarlos Brown begins stabbing her. Decarlos Brown then walks away, leaving a trail of blood.
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AUDIO: The suspect who stabbed Iryna Zarutska in cold blood can be heard saying “I got that White Girl” after committing the murder pic.twitter.com/KkFqoAYj6B
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Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes released Decarlos Brown because he promised to return to court.
The Daily Mail reported:
The North Carolina judge who released a career criminal that went on to stab a Ukrainian refugee has been slammed for allowing him to be out on the streets.
Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes freed Decarlos Brown Jr. in January – around seven months before police say he went on to slaughter Iryna Zarutska on August 22.
Stokes allowed Brown, 34, who is homeless and has a litany of previous arrests – including for armed robbery and assault – to walk free on a ‘written promise’ that he would return for his next court appearance.
Brown was arrested on January 19 for alleged ‘misuse of the 911 system’, after he dialed the emergency number while police were conducting a welfare check on him.
During the ordeal, Brown, who is schizophrenic, told police he thought that ‘man made’ materials were inside his body controlling his movements.
‘Brown wanted officers to investigate this “man-made” material that was inside of his body,’ the arrest affidavit reads.
‘Officers advised Brown that the issue was medical issue and that there was nothing further they could do.’
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