In January 2025, Mecklenburg County Magistrate Teresa Stokes signed the release of DeCarlos Brown Jr., a repeat arrestee later accused of fatally stabbing Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light-rail.
There were no changes in the number of lawyers with active legal licenses to practice law in the City and Borough of Yakutat in August compared to the previous month.
Mecklenburg County received $3.3 million from a Chicago-based political foundation after leaders agreed to "reduce the use of incarceration" for repeat criminals like DeCarlos Brown, Jr.
There were no changes in the number of lawyers with active legal licenses to practice law in cities in Petersburg Census Area in August compared to the previous month.
There were no changes in the number of lawyers with active legal licenses to practice law in the City and Borough of Juneau in August compared to the previous month.
There were no changes in the number of lawyers with active legal licenses to practice law in cities in Haines Borough in August compared to the previous month.