The court hearing for the man accused of stabbing a Ukrainian woman to death on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, will not happen until next year.
The suspect, Decarlos Brown Jr., is accused of brutally killing Iryna Zarutska in August while she was sitting in her seat on the train, WBTV reported Wednesday.
Brown “was scheduled to have a Rule 24 court hearing on Thursday, Oct. 16,” the outlet said, adding that “A Rule 24 hearing is for the state to determine whether or not they would pursue the death penalty.”
“Court documents said that the hearing has now been pushed back until April 2026. The decision to delay the hearing came from Brown and his attorney, Daniel Roberts. However, the reason for the delay was redacted, according to court documents,” the article stated.
News of the delay outraged some officials. Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) expressed his frustration in a social media post on Friday, writing, “Why was Decarlos Brown’s court hearing delayed until NEXT YEAR? Are pro-crime Democrats slow walking justice for Iryna Zarutska? The public deserves to know.”
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