Competency ruling delays federal murder case in Charlotte light-rail killing
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A federal judge on Tuesday found 35-year-old Decarlos Brown Jr. incompetent to stand trial in the federal case charging him with killing Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light-rail train, though doctors say restoration is likely; he will remain in federal custody for treatment, with a four-month hospital evaluation and another competency hearing to determine if he can proceed, while he also faces state first-degree murder charges related to the August slaying.
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