Competency evaluation delays federal case against suspect in Zarutska’s death
A court-ordered competency evaluation has postponed federal proceedings against DeCarlos Brown Jr., accused in the stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail. Brown contends he was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and says officers won’t look into his claim that “someone has full access to…”
DeCarlos Brown Jr., the suspect in the stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail, is undergoing a competency evaluation that has delayed federal court proceedings. Brown alleges he was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and says law enforcement has refused to investigate his assertion that “someone has full access to…”.