Watch live: After train stabbing, US House subcommittee has Charlotte hearing
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- House Judiciary Committee holds hearing in Charlotte on local violent crime
- Witnesses include families of murder victims and a wounded police officer
- Lawmakers examine repeat offenses, bail practices, and pretrial release policy
A congressional committee is holding a hearing in Charlotte Monday after the murder of a Ukrainian refugee on the city’s light rail system.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight is scheduled to hear from several witnesses at 10 a.m. at the federal courthouse in uptown Charlotte. A news release said committee members will also examine violent crime in Charlotte and surrounding areas as well as discussing repeat criminal offenders and “lenient pretrial release policies.” It occurs just over a month after police say 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed on the LYNX Blue Line in South End. DeCarlos Brown, Jr., is charged with first-degree murder in the case. He also faces a federal charge.
The judiciary committee’s schedule includes the following witnesses:
- Mia Alderman, grandmother of Mary Santina Collins — a 20-year-old woman with a disability who was stabbed 133 times, wrapped in plastic and hidden in a mattress in the NoDa area. Her body went undiscovered for eight days, Axios Charlotte reported last week.
- Steve Federico, father of murder victim Logan Federico, a 22-year-old woman from Waxhaw who was staying with a friend in Columbia, South Carolina, when she was killed during a break in, The State newspaper previously reported.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer Justin Campbell, who was injured during a Galway Drive shooting last year that killed four law enforcement officers.
- Michael Woody, owner and CEO of 828 Bail Bonds, and N.C. representative for the National Association of Bail Agents
The following members of Congress, many of whom are from North Carolina, are scheduled to attend:
- Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Republican
- Rep. Mark Harris, a North Carolina Republican whose district covers parts of Mecklenburg County and Charlotte.
- Rep. Brad Knott, a North Carolina Republican whose districts covers rural and suburban counties that circle the Triangle
- Rep. Russell Fry, a South Carolina Republican.
- Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican
- Rep. Ben Cline, a Virginia Republican
- Rep. Kevin Kiley, a California Republican
- Rep. Laurel Lee, a Florida Republican
- Rep. Derek Schmidt, a Kansas Republican
- Rep. David Rouzer, a Republican whose district stretches from Fayetteville and Lumberton to the coast in southeastern North Carolina.
- Rep. Chuck Edwards, a Republican whose district covers Western North Carolina.
- Rep. Pat Harrigan, a North Carolina Republican whose district starts just north of Charlotte and stretches to the Triad.
- Rep. Tim Moore, a North Carolina Republican whose district covers parts of Charlotte.
- Rep. Ralph Norman, a South Carolina Republican whose district borders Charlotte.
- Rep. Alma Adams, a Democrat whose district covers Charlotte
- Rep. Deborah Ross, a Democrat whose district covers Raleigh and parts of the Triangle.
This story was originally published September 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM with the headline "Watch live: After train stabbing, US House subcommittee has Charlotte hearing."
