The sicko accused of brutally stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska to death on a train in North Carolina last month has been hit with a federal criminal charge, the Justice Department and FBI announced Tuesday.
Decarlos Brown Jr, 34, is now facing one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system for the incomprehensible killing.
It comes in addition to the first-degree murder charge he is facing in state court for allegedly killing Zarutska in the stabbing that was caught on camera.
“Iryna Zarutska was a young woman living the American dream — her horrific murder is a direct result of failed soft-on-crime policies that put criminals before innocent people,” US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday.
“I have directed my attorneys to federally prosecute DeCarlos Brown Jr., a repeat violent offender with a history of violent crime, for murder. We will seek the maximum penalty for this unforgivable crime, and he will never again see the light of day as a free man.”
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FBI Director Kash Patel ripped the savage stabbing as “a disgraceful act that should never happen in America.
“The FBI jumped to assist in this investigation immediately to ensure justice is served, and the perpetrator is never released from jail to kill again,” he added in a statement.
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