Decarlos Brown Jr. Ruled Incompetent in Train Stabbing Case, Ordered to 4 Months of Treatment
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Updated · NBC News · Jun 9
Decarlos Brown Jr. Ruled Incompetent in Train Stabbing Case, Ordered to 4 Months of Treatment
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 9
Summary
A North Carolina judge found Decarlos Brown Jr. incompetent to stand trial in the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska and ordered him hospitalized for four months of treatment.
An April 14 court-ordered evaluation at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago concluded Brown was not competent, though doctors said medication gave him a good chance of being restored.
Brown will remain in custody during treatment, and the judge said he would not be released even if competency is not restored because he poses a serious risk to others.
Outbursts at Tuesday’s hearing echoed earlier disruptions in the case, with prosecutors saying Brown has made bizarre claims and still cannot understand the proceedings or assist in his defense.
The case stems from Zarutska’s unprovoked fatal stabbing on a Charlotte Area Transit System train last August, an attack that also carries parallel federal and state charges.