{"id":26702,"date":"2025-09-13T00:15:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=26702"},"modified":"2025-09-13T00:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T00:15:46","slug":"death-penalty-is-the-only-option-trump-demands-execution-for-charlotte-train-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=26702","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDeath penalty is the only option\u201d: Trump demands execution for Charlotte train killer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The brutal killing of\u00a0<strong>Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska<\/strong>, 23, has shaken the nation, and now, the Trump administration is vowing swift justice, with President\u00a0<strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>\u00a0calling for the death penalty against her accused killer.<\/p><div class=\"kzead69fec4a3764b8\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.kzead69fec4a3764b8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.kzead69fec4a3764b8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.kzead69fec4a3764b8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.kzead69fec4a3764b8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.kzead69fec4a3764b8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1826620\" data-uid=\"10d9f\">\n<div id=\"mgw1826620_10d9f\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Commuter Train Horror<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On\u00a0<strong>August 22<\/strong>, chilling surveillance footage captured\u00a0<strong>Decarlos Brown Jr., 34<\/strong>, calmly sitting in a red hoodie on a Charlotte light rail train before suddenly unfolding a knife and stabbing Zarutska in the neck just minutes after she boarded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<p>The young refugee, who had fled Ukraine\u2019s war in 2022 and worked at a local pizzeria, looked up at her attacker in terror, clutching her head as blood gushed down her uniform. Passengers appeared stunned into silence, with some walking away as Zarutska slumped to the floor. She died on the train surrounded by horrified commuters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"weverydaystories.com_responsive_2\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23207117756\/weverydaystories.com\/weverydaystories.com_responsive_2_1\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" sandbox=\"\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"true\" data-origwidth=\"0\" data-origheight=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8665 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/nba-daily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ukrainian-refugee-iryna-zarutskas-gutwrenching-last-look.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nba-daily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ukrainian-refugee-iryna-zarutskas-gutwrenching-last-look.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: X.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cAnimal\u201d With 14 Arrests<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Brown, a\u00a0<strong>career criminal with 14 prior arrests<\/strong>, has a record stretching back to 2011, including armed robbery, burglary, larceny, and assault. He had also been arrested earlier this year for delusional 911 calls claiming the government was controlling his brain.<\/p>\n<p>Despite repeated offenses and a schizophrenia diagnosis, Brown was repeatedly released back onto the streets. He is now charged with\u00a0<strong>first-degree murder<\/strong>\u00a0and a federal count of\u00a0<strong>committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system<\/strong>, which\u00a0<strong>Justice Department officials<\/strong>\u00a0(as reported by\u00a0<em>The Sun<\/em>) called a\u00a0<em>\u201cterroristic act.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=serieaenglish_&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1965453485823983889&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fserieaenglish.com%2Fdeath-penalty-is-the-only-option-trump-demands-execution-for-charlotte-train-killer%2F&amp;sessionId=dbb8835a8db3f49ea9450d39045964dcd6ec4391&amp;siteScreenName=serieaenglish_&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1965453485823983889\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>U.S. Attorney\u00a0<strong>Russ Ferguson<\/strong>\u00a0nearly broke down in tears as he announced the federal charges:\u00a0<em>\u201cThis brutal attack on an innocent woman simply trying to get to her destination is an attack on the American way of life. Iryna deserves justice, and we will bring justice to her and her family.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trump\u2019s Fury<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>President Trump did not hold back in his response, unleashing a fiery message on Truth Social:\u00a0<em>\u201cThe animal who so violently killed the beautiful young lady from Ukraine\u2026 should be given a \u2018quick\u2019 (there is no doubt!) trial, and only awarded the death penalty. There can be no other option!!!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=serieaenglish_&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1965792073824788908&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fserieaenglish.com%2Fdeath-penalty-is-the-only-option-trump-demands-execution-for-charlotte-train-killer%2F&amp;sessionId=dbb8835a8db3f49ea9450d39045964dcd6ec4391&amp;siteScreenName=serieaenglish_&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1965792073824788908\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a video message, Trump added:\u00a0<em>\u201cShe was slaughtered by a deranged monster who was roaming free after 14 prior arrests. We cannot allow a depraved criminal element of violent repeat offenders to continue spreading destruction and death throughout our country. We have to respond with force and strength \u2014 we have to be vicious, just like they are.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>He further blamed Democratic policies for keeping violent offenders on the streets, saying Zarutska\u2019s blood was\u00a0<em>\u201con the hands of Democrats who refuse to put bad people in jail.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cShe Loved America\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Zarutska\u2019s family, heartbroken, said she had come to the U.S. to escape war and find safety, only to be killed in the most horrific way.\u00a0<em>\u201cIryna came here to find peace and safety, and instead her life was stolen from her,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0relatives told WSOC-TV.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DDSe44QRZH3\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fserieaenglish.com&amp;rp=%2Fdeath-penalty-is-the-only-option-trump-demands-execution-for-charlotte-train-killer%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawMww8dleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHsIhGwXlbQkayQr5m_aoOqiK4IGl6tzn4SCa-J2Qx1ODjcmrG_XZv2-v9ZWK_aem_YPUo64VsjV46#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1580.7000000476837%7D\" height=\"1093\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1093\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Federal officials revealed her family declined to have her body returned to Ukraine. Instead, she will be buried in the country she had embraced.\u00a0<em>\u201cShe loved America,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Ferguson said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Fight Over Safety<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The case has triggered a national debate over crime, mental health, and public transit safety. Transportation Secretary\u00a0<strong>Sean Duffy<\/strong>\u00a0has already threatened to cut millions in federal funding to Charlotte\u2019s light rail system if officials cannot ensure passenger protection.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Brown is committed to a psychiatric hospital for 60 days of evaluation, but if prosecutors succeed, he could ultimately face the\u00a0<strong>death penalty<\/strong>, exactly as Trump and top federal officials have vowed.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1847988\"><\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1847989\"><\/div>\n<p>For Iryna\u2019s family, justice cannot come soon enough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brutal killing of\u00a0Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, 23, has shaken the nation, and now, the Trump administration is vowing swift justice, with President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0calling for the death penalty against her accused killer. 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