Bad DNA: Murderer of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska is a member of notorious family of criminals
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:05 am
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - The alleged killer who stabbed a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on a train was revealed as a member of a family riddled with criminal records.
Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, is a career criminal and schizophrenic accused of stabbing Iryna Zarutska on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina.
His siblings and father have lengthy criminal records, revealed through court and law enforcement documents.
Brown Jr's brother, Stacey, killed a 65-year-old man and used the Charlotte light rail to escape police in October 2012.
He pleaded guilty in April 2014 to second-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery, assault with intent to kill and breaking a motor vehicle.
The brother was sentenced to 27-36 years in prison, according to the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office.
While in prison, brown has received 44 infractions, including crimes such as assaulting someone with a deadly weapon, setting a fire, theft of property, and lock tampering.
He was also served probation for a conviction in 2010 for threats against the government or assault, according to North Carolina's prison database.
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