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| North Carolina governor signs 'Iryna's Law' after Ukrainian refugee's brutal train murder |
| 2025-10-04 |
| [FoxNews] Democrat Gov. Josh Stein acted after repeat felon Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. charged in killing of Iryna Zarutska North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Friday signed "Iryna's Law," which increases checks on criminals getting out on bail and prohibits cashless bail for some violent crimes and most repeat offenders following the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte light-rail train in August. Stein, a Democrat, has said he doesn’t like every part of the bill that was passed by the Republican-controlled state Legislature, which also looks to restart executions in North Carolina, but he signed it because it "alerts the judiciary to take a special look at people who may pose unusual risks of violence before determining their bail. That’s a good thing." Iryna Zarutska, 23, was killed on Aug. 22, and Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr., who had been arrested more than a dozen times, including an armed robbery charge for which he served five years in prison before the fatal train stabbing, has been charged with first-degree murder. He was most recently released in January on a misdemeanor charge. "Finally, we are getting dangerous criminals off our streets so we can make sure no one else suffers the heartbreak that Iryna Zarutska’s family endured," Charlotte-area Republican state Rep. Tricia Cotham, who was involved with the legislation, said in a news release. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have blamed Zarutska’s death on Democrats, accusing them of being soft on crime. "The blood of this innocent woman can literally be seen dripping from the killer’s knife, and now her blood is on the hands of the Democrats who refuse to put bad people in jail, including Former Disgraced Governor and ‘Wannabe Senator’ Roy Cooper," Trump wrote on Truth Social after the attack. "We can and must do more to keep people safe," Stein said in a video posted to social media on Friday. "When I review public safety legislation that comes to my desk, I use one simple test: Does it make people safer?" He said that "Iryna's Law" alerts the judiciary to take a special look at who could warrant an "unusual" risk for violence before determining their bail. Related: Josh Stein 09/10/2025 Democrat North Carolina Governor Slammed for Calling for ‘More Cops' After NC Stabbing Josh Stein 09/09/2025 NC Democrat ''Leaders'' Belatedly Weigh in on Fatal Stabbing, Instantly Make Everything Worse Josh Stein 05/30/2024 BREAKING: Manhattan Jury Finds Former President Guilty in Bookkeeping Case Related: Iryna Zarutska 09/15/2025 Train stabbing suspect's family has history of crimes, records show Iryna Zarutska 09/11/2025 Elon Musk pledges $1M to murals honoring Ukrainian refugee murdered in North Carolina Iryna Zarutska 09/11/2025 US Media: Video of Ukrainian Woman's Murder Fuels Racist Sentiments |
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