A young Ukrainian woman who fled war only to find death in America. Iryna Zarutska came to Charlotte seeking safety from Russian bombs. Instead, she was brutally stabbed by a career criminal who should have been locked up years ago.
Decarlos Brown Jr. had 14 arrests and a five-year prison sentence for armed robbery. Liberal prosecutors and judges kept putting this dangerous man back on the streets. Now a 23-year-old refugee who survived war is dead because of their failed soft-on-crime policies.
Zarutska was just sitting on a Charlotte train when this monster attacked her without warning. Security cameras caught every horrific moment of the senseless killing. There was no security guard on the train to protect innocent riders from predators like Brown.
This tragedy shows exactly what happens when Democrats refuse to lock up repeat offenders. Brown should have been in prison, not riding public trains and terrorizing law-abiding citizens. His long criminal history proves the system failed to protect the public.
President Trump spoke about this horrible crime and called for real action on public safety. Charlotte officials are facing tough questions about why they let this criminal roam free. Even liberal Mayor Vi Lyles admitted the city needs to do better on safety.
Iryna survived Russian missiles and bombs only to be murdered by American criminal justice failure. She came here with her family in 2022 hoping for a better life. Instead, she became another victim of weak prosecutors who care more about criminals than victims.
Rep. Mark Harris is absolutely right to condemn these deadly soft-on-crime policies. How many more innocent people must die before liberals wake up and start protecting good citizens instead of coddling criminals. This young woman’s blood is on their hands.
Americans deserve leaders who will keep dangerous criminals behind bars where they belong. Iryna Zarutska should be alive today, building her new American dream. Instead, she is dead because politicians failed to do their most basic job of keeping us safe.