On Monday, Dec. 1, “Iryna’s Law” will go into effect in North Carolina. Republican lawmakers introduced the act in response to the stabbing death of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska last Aug. 22.
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What will change starting Dec. 1Violent offenders face stricter pretrial release rules
There will be no more written promises to appear. As you may remember, Decarlos Dejuan Brown, Jr., the man who stabbed Iryna in the neck on the Charlotte light rail, was released from his last arrest in Jan. 2025 on a written promise to appear.
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For first violent offense, the only option is secured bond or house arrest (with a secured bond.) For subsequent violent offenses, when a defendant has either a prior violent offense conviction or is on
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