All 10 Republican members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation are calling for the removal of Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes after she released repeat offender Decarlos Brown, now charged with fatally stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train. Lawmakers criticized Stokes for ignoring Brown’s extensive criminal history and releasing him on a written promise to appear in court.
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