Charlotte murder case paused as defendant deemed unfit to stand trial

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DeCarlos Brown Jr., charged in the August light-rail stabbing that killed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, has been found incapable to proceed in state court after a capacity evaluation, delaying the Rule 24 hearing on possible death-penalty proceedings; he remains in federal custody as a second federal psychiatric exam is ordered, with prosecutors considering a six-month pause.
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