{"id":2144,"date":"2026-06-09T18:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=2144"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T18:24:09","slug":"madman-accused-of-slaughtering-iryna-zarutska-on-charlotte-train-launches-deranged-rant-at-judge-material-in-my-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=2144","title":{"rendered":"Madman accused of slaughtering Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte train launches deranged rant at judge: \u2018Material in my body"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The madman accused of slaughtering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a train in North Carolina screamed at the judge on Tuesday as he was ruled not fit to stand trial for a second time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decarlos Brown Jr., 35, ranted about having \u201cmaterial in his body\u201d and experiencing a \u201cbody emergency\u201d during the brief hearing at the federal courthouse in Charlotte,\u00a0Queen City News reported.

He also shouted about wanting to press charges against the FBI and asked the judge whether he had reviewed his evaluation and a letter from his mother, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown is facing federal and state charges in the shocking August 2025 stabbing death of Zarutska, 23, on board a Charlotte Blue Line light rail, in a case that drew global attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspected killer will now receive medication and treatment for up to four months to try to restore his competency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Brown does not become competent, he could be held in custody under federal commitment laws, and a later court hearing could determine whether he can be forcibly medicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was previously evaluated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago through the Bureau of Prisons, where mental health evaluators spent hours meeting with Brown in person and reviewing audio and video recordings of him before making their recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prosecutors, including the Assistant US Attorney, did not present any additional evidence during Tuesday morning\u2019s 15-minute hearing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Federal authorities insisted that this is not the end of the fight to bring Zarutska\u2019s alleged killer to trial eventually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe court found that his prognosis is \u2018good\u2019 to be made competent and set a four-month deadline to have that process go forward,\u201d US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson said outside court on Tuesday, as\u00a0reported by WBTV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe court ordered that he seek treatment and medication,\u201d Ferguson said, adding that Brown will remain in federal custody throughout his treatment, which will be conducted in person by a doctor over several meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOur number one goal here is justice for Iryna Zarutska and Iryna Zarutska\u2019s family. That\u2019s what\u2019s on the top of our minds and our hearts every day, and this is a step in that process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have to make sure that we have a case that is airtight on appeal, airtight on post-conviction litigation. We have to make sure the defendant has all the due process that the Constitution affords him, and this is one step in that process,\u201d Ferguson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was also asked about Brown\u2019s outburst during his hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t entirely clear what he was yelling out. We\u2019ve seen since the beginning of this case, he says there\u2019s some sort of material that controls him and I think it was related to that. And that plays a little bit of a role in why he was found not competent to stand trial,\u201d Ferguson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zarutska, who had fled her native Ukraine as a refugee after Russia invaded her country, was returning home from her job at a pizza restaurant when authorities say Brown fatally stabbed her on a train on the night of Aug. 22, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Horrific surveillance video from the carriage appeared to show Brown sitting behind Zarutska, before standing up and plunging a knife into her neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The young woman died minutes later on the train, while Brown fled the scene before he was arrested shortly after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was initially charged with first-degree murder at state level, before being charged with two federal offenses as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown was previously found not competent to stand trial on the state\u2019s case following a mental health evaluation on Dec. 29, 2025, the results of which were formally made public in a court motion filed April 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A separate evaluation carried out by the DoJ\u2019s Bureau of Prisons also determined he was incompetent to stand trial on his federal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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