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A federal magistrate judge released 14-time offender Decarlos Brown, Jr. just months before he murdered Ukraine refugee Iryna Zarutska on a North Carolina train because Brown made her a promise to return to court.
The Daily Mail reports: "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."
The attention on Stokes comes as a member of Congress says he'll introduce legislation to hold judges accountable when violent repeat offenders they release commit new crimes.
"It's easy to release criminals when you're protected by an armed bailiff at all times. The rest of us aren't so lucky," said U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla.
"Those 12+ judges that released Decarlos Brown Jr. should have their day in court too."
Appearing on "The Bottom Line" on Fox Business, Fine noted: "The Democrats seem willing to accept evil and to just say, 'It is what it is. We have to live with it.'
"We have a civilizational debate to have in this country, which is: Does evil exist?"
"The problem is, I have many colleagues on the left who are simply unwilling to say that people can be bad."
FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday night of the slaying of Zarutska: "The FBI has been investigating the Charlotte train murder from day one. Stay tuned."
President Donald Trump is also among those expressing outrage at Brown's freedom on the street, as he remarked:
"I have seen the horrific video of a beautiful, young Ukrainian refugee, who came to America to escape the vicious War in Ukraine, and was innocently riding the Metro in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she was brutally ambushed by a mentally deranged lunatic," Trump began in a lengthy post on Truth Social.
"The perpetrator was a well known career criminal, who had been previously arrested and released on CASHLESS BAIL in January, a total of 14 TIMES.
"What the hell was he doing riding the train, and walking the streets? Criminals like this need to be LOCKED UP.
"The blood of this innocent woman can literally be seen dripping from the killer's knife, and now her blood is on the hands of the Democrats who refuse to put bad people in jail, including Former Disgraced Governor and 'Wannabe Senator' Roy Cooper.
"North Carolina, and every State, needs LAW AND ORDER, and only Republicans will deliver it! Additionally, where is the outrage from the Mainstream Media on this horrible tragedy?
"VOTE FOR MICHAEL WHATLEY FOR UNITED STATES SENATE, HE WON'T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN!"
Earlier Monday during a visit to the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., Trump lamented about the same case: "So there are evil people. We have to be able to handle that. If we don't handle that, we don't have a country."
