The North Carolina judge who released a career criminal that went on to stab a Ukrainian refugee has been slammed for allowing him to be out on the streets.
Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes freed Decarlos Brown Jr. in January - around seven months before police say he went on to slaughter Iryna Zarutska on August 22.
Stokes allowed Brown, 34, who is homeless and has a litany of previous arrests - including for armed robbery and assault - to walk free on a 'written promise' that he would return for his next court appearance.
Brown was arrested on January 19 for alleged 'misuse of the 911 system', after he dialed the emergency number while police were conducting a welfare check on him.
During the ordeal, Brown, who is schizophrenic, told police he thought that 'man made' materials were inside his body controlling his movements.
