CHARLOTTE — DeCarlos Brown will not appear in Mecklenburg County court for at least another six months.
He is accused of killing Iryna Zarutska in a random act of violence last year on the light rail.
Brown’s Rule 24 hearing will now be on Oct. 27.
This comes after Brown’s defense attorney filed a motion to continue earlier this month, noting that Brown is in federal custody.
The motion also claimed that a doctor found Brown incapable of proceeding.
A judge hasn’t made that determination.
A Rule 24 hearing is when the state says whether it is seeking the death penalty.
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