U.S. jury indicts suspect in killing of Ukrainian refugee, death penalty possible

NBC News reported the information.

According to the federal indictment, the jury found that Brown “intentionally killed” Zarutska during an attack on August 22 aboard a Charlotte Area Transit System train. He faces a possible death sentence.

The family’s attorney, Lauren O. Newton, said the family is “pleased with the indictment and we look forward to swift justice for Iryna.”

Brown’s defense attorneys declined to comment.

• On August 26, the Daily Mail reported that 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who fled to the U.S. to escape the war, was killed.
• On September 10, the U.S. Department of Justice filed federal murder charges against DeCarlos Brown.
• U.S. President Donald Trump called for the death penalty for 34-year-old homeless man DeCarlos Brown Jr., who killed Zarutska.