And who was the judge that let this career criminal out on no-cash bail... hmmm...
Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes (pictured) bailed Decarlos Brown Jr. in January, around seven months before police say he went on to slaughter Iryna Zarutska on August 22
The North Carolina judge who released a career criminal that went on to stab a Ukrainian refugee has been slammed for allowing him to be out on the streets.
Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes freed Decarlos Brown Jr. in January - around seven months before police say he went on to slaughter Iryna Zarutska on August 22.
Stokes allowed Brown, 34, who is homeless and has a litany of previous arrests - including for armed robbery and assault - to walk free on a 'written promise' that he would return for his next court appearance.
Brown was arrested on January 19 for alleged 'misuse of the 911 system', after he dialed the emergency number while police were conducting a welfare check on him.
During the ordeal, Brown, who is schizophrenic, told police he thought that 'man made' materials were inside his body controlling his movements.
'Brown wanted officers to investigate this "man-made" material that was inside of his body,' the arrest affidavit reads.
'Officers advised Brown that the issue was medical issue and that there was nothing further they could do.'
This response sent Brown into a rage, and he called 911. Officers arrested him and charged him with a misdemeanor.
Even Brown's mother said the court system failed the community by allowing him to roam free despite his serious mental health issues, according to Newsweek.
She said he was placed under psychiatric monitoring for two weeks after she secured an involuntary commitment order when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2014.
The desperate mother said that he became so aggressive that she had to kick him out of her home.
Brown's lengthy history of run-ins with the law also includes assaulting his sister in 2021, leaving her with minor injuries, and armed robbery in 2014.
Despite these crimes, and Brown being a potential flight risk because he was not fixed to any set address, Stokes released him during his court hearing about the 911 call.
A document outlining the condition of his release seen by the Daily Mail shows that it was authorized with only a 'written promise to appear' at his next court hearing.
The court memo from Mecklenburg County includes Stokes' signature, and one of Brown's many mugshots showing him looking dazed with his eyebrows raised.
Social media users have been quick to name and shame the judge, claiming that she should take responsibility for allowing Brown to be free to commit his next crime, which ultimately ended a 23-year-old refugee's life.
Florida Rep. Randy Fine called for 'every judge' who released Brown to be 'held accountable'.
Sharing a photograph of Iryna alongside Brown, he wrote: 'This monster on the right is who the pro-crime Democrats want sitting next to you and your family on public transportation.
'I pray for the family of Iryna Zarutska. Every judge that released the criminal Decarlos Brown needs to be held accountable.'
