The man suspected of carrying out a deadly knife attack on a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been charged with a federal crime that makes him eligible for the death penalty.
Decarlos Brown Jr, 34, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder over the unprovoked attack on 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on a train last month. Her killing prompted a widespread debate over crime in American cities.
On Tuesday, the justice department said Brown had also been charged with causing death on a mass transportation system.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi said the department would seek the maximum penalty and he would "never again see the light of day as a free man".
Graphic video of the killing, released on Friday, has fuelled outrage and reignited debate over US crime rates.
