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North Carolina Republicans to question Charlotte leaders on crime after train stabbings
Republicans criticize local leaders for soft-on-crime policies after two rail stabbings, citing multiple prior arrests and mental health concerns for one suspect.
- On Monday, North Carolina Republican lawmakers will question Charlotte leaders about crime-fighting tactics and spending after two light-rail stabbings, one fatal.
- After the August fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska, Republicans say suspects like Decarlos Brown Jr., with more than a dozen prior arrests, remain free; a magistrate judge blocked disclosure of case files.
- A federal magistrate judge granted a request preventing disclosure of Brown's local case files, and courts ordered psychiatric examinations in the defendants' cases — a similar exam was ordered in state court months ago.
- The oversight panel can seek documents or threaten funding losses, though funding cuts need separate action by the full General Assembly, while Republicans gain political points amid President Donald Trump's comments.
- Policy changes now mandate a law banning cashless bail for violent crimes and a recent order addressing mental-health treatment, following the Charlotte stabbings.
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NC lawmakers to question Charlotte officials in wake of stabbing death
North Carolina lawmakers on Monday plan to question Charlotte officials about their efforts to keep the Queen City safe, a probe that comes after the August death of a young woman on a city commuter train.
·Raleigh, United States
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