{"id":1625,"date":"2026-06-09T15:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:40:27","slug":"madman-accused-of-slaughtering-iryna-zarutska-on-charlotte-train-launches-deranged-rant-at-judge-rants-about-material-in-his-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1625","title":{"rendered":"Madman accused of slaughtering Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte train launches deranged rant at judge, rants about &#8216;material in his body&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>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<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1623\">The Mike Brown decision that backfired in Knicks\u2019 Game 3 loss to Spurs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, ranted about having \u201cmaterial in his body\u201d during the brief hearing at the federal courthouse in Charlotte, Queen City News reported.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>The suspected killer will now receive medication and treatment for up to four months to try to restore his competency.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1621\">Exclusive | California housewife has courtroom meltdown as she learns her fate for killing man in kinky sex act<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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<div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Follow the latest on the shocking murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Madman accused of slaughtering Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte train raves at judge as he\u2019s ruled not fit for trial \u2014 a second time<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trump admin vows Iryna Zarutska\u2019s accused killer will face justice after he\u2019s found mentally incompetent to stand trial<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mayor calls mural of Ukrainian refugee \u2018divisive\u2019 after train stabbing death<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Murdered Ukrainian refugee\u2019s mom breaks down during SOTU as Trump rips Dems: \u2018How do you not stand?\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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<p>Prosecutors, including the Assistant US Attorney, did not present any additional evidence during Tuesday morning\u2019s 15-minute hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1619\">Sudanese migrant arrested for allegedly trying to behead victim in middle of Northern Ireland street<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decarlos Brown Jr.,, 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","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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