The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian woman on Charlotte's light rail system late last month is now facing federal charges that would make him eligible for the death penalty, according to the Justice Department.

Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, who was arrested on Aug. 22 after he fatally stabbed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, was charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of North Carolina with committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system, which could make him eligible for the death penalty, the DOJ said on Tuesday.

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