Randy Fine warns judges who release violent criminals: 'Your day in court is coming'

Florida GOP Rep. Randy Fine on Monday issued a stark warning to judges who release violent criminals, after a Ukrainian refugee was brutally murdered on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina. He wants them to be held "personally responsible."

Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed on the city’s light rail train on Aug. 22. She was 23-years-old at the time. The suspect has been identified as 34-year-old Decarlos Brown, who was arrested shortly after the alleged killing and charged with first-degree murder.

Footage of the incident showed Brown sitting behind Zarutska on the metro for several minutes before opening a pocket knife and allegedly stabbing her multiple times. Subsequent footage showed next to no reaction from other passengers.

President Donald Trump on Monday said the suspect was released on cashless bail in January and had allegedly been arrested and released on bail a total of 14 times before the stabbing.

"Decarlos Brown Jr. should never have been released," Fine said in a post on X. "Iryna Zarutska should still be alive. To the judges who put violent criminals back on our streets: your day in court is coming."

Fine said in a video message accompanying the post that he would be introducing legislation to hold judges who release violent criminals back into American communities "personally responsible" for future crimes those individuals commit.

The lawmaker did not specify when the legislation would be filed or provide more information on what punishments the bill would suggest. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.