Career criminal reportedly with 99 arrests allegedly stabs 69-year-old man; FOP president blames 'woke, broke' system
An Indiana man reportedly with a staggering number of arrests under his belt allegedly stabbed a 69-year-old man at a gas station amid an argument late last month.
Just before midnight Sept. 26, officers with the Lawrence Police Department were dispatched to the gas station. Lawrence is about 15 minutes northeast of Indianapolis.
'When you're arrested 99 times, I think it begs the question: "What's the number?"'
Citing court documents, WXIN-TV reported that a family member of the victim told police that the victim — a 69-year-old man — exited a vehicle to separate people amid an argument involving 41-year-old Courtney Boose.
The documents indicate that's when Boose stabbed the 69-year-old victim with a pocketknife and walked to the rear of the gas station, the station said.
Court documents indicate Boose did not comply with officers who were attempting to detain him, after which an officer tased Boose, the station said.
Officers then searched Boose — now handcuffed — and reportedly found a pocketknife with blood on it and a bag of cocaine, WXIN said, adding that court documents allege he attempted to head-butt an officer while being placed in the police vehicle.
The station said the victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Citing court documents, WXIN added that Boose was arrested on preliminary charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, possession of a narcotic, attempted battery on a police officer, and resisting law enforcement.
However, Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police President Rick Snyder last week told WIBC-FM that Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears downgraded Boose's attempted murder charge to aggravated battery, which greatly reduced the possible prison sentence.
Snyder blasted Mears and the "woke, broke" criminal justice system.
"That means this case, without even taking its first breath in the court system, has automatically been downgraded and reduced, cutting the possible sentencing range from an attempted murder and 20 to 40 years of imprisonment all the way down to three years to 16 years," Snyder explained on "The Hammer and Nigel Show."
Snyder said the prosecutor's actions are a "dereliction of duty," especially since the suspect had been arrested 99 times prior to the alleged stabbing.
"When you're arrested 99 times, I think it begs the question: 'What's the number?' What’s the number of times where somebody in a black robe finally says, 'You know what, I don’t think this guy is getting it,'" Snyder said.
WIBC said previous charges against Boose include trespassing, theft, battery, and drug crimes and that the vast majority of the cases either were dismissed or concluded with a plea deal. What's more, the station said records also show Boose has never served time in prison.
Snyder added, "We're really confronted by our after-the-fact, 'Billy Badass' prosecutor and our 'woke, broke' criminal justice system."
Snyder said in the radio interview that there were reports that the stabbing victim was visiting Indianapolis to attend a funeral for a person who was murdered — after which the FOP president pointed out the ramifications of the stabbing on Indianapolis tourism: "Visit for one murder and stay for your own."
Snyder wrote on X that a "broken system" allows a "revolving door" for criminals.
Snyder added that it amounts to an "attack from within" in Indianapolis and that the city is now averaging a homicide every 53 hours — outpacing Chicago by 10%.
"The daily headlines show that mass shootings, mass murders, and mass carnage keep going up," Snyder stated. "This shows the devaluing of the sanctity of life here in our capital city."
Townhall said it "reached out to the Marion County Prosecutor's Office about the downgraded charges via phone. No one answered, and the voicemail was full, so we could not leave a message. An email was also sent to the Prosecutor's office, and Townhall is awaiting a reply."
The Lawrence Police Department and the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.
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Charlotte stabbing suspect reportedly makes bizarre statements from jail: 'The material used in my body stabbed the lady'
The man allegedly seen on video stabbing Iryna Zarutska on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, has reportedly provided an explanation for his actions.
Decarlos Brown Jr. has a lengthy criminal past that includes charges for simple assault, resisting a public officer, communicating threats, theft, and more, according to WBTV.
Brown has also been charged with murder for a stabbing that happened on August 22 on a Lynx Blue Line train in the south end of Charlotte.
'They lashed out on her. Whoever was working the material, they lashed out on her.'
A 33-year-old woman claiming to be Brown's sister, Tracey Brown, spoke to the Daily Mail and claimed that she had a phone call with Brown six days after he was arrested, on August 28.
In the recording, the man reported to be Brown is heard telling the woman believed to be Tracey, "I hurt my hand stabbing her. I don't even know the lady."
He continued, "I never said not one word to the lady at all. That's scary, ain't it? Why would somebody stab somebody for no reason?"
The rest of the alleged phone call with Brown made its way onto social media sites like X, in which Brown claims "materials" inside his body forced him to stab the woman.
"So, you said something in your body did what?" Tracey is heard asking.
"The material used in my body stabbed the lady," Brown replied.
"You know, that's not me. I'm talking about just for no reason. Well, since they did that, since they did that, now they got to investigate the material my body was exposed to. Since they want to do all that, now they got to investigate."
Tracey, trying to find reason within her brother's answer, then asked, "I'm just trying to understand, out of all people, why her?"
"Hey, I don't have nothing," Brown said back, referring to something in his body as "they."
"They just lashed out on them, and that's what happened. They lashed out on her. Whoever was working the material, they lashed out on her."
The sister also asked her brother what he was doing on the train that day and where he was going, according to the audio.
"I was going downtown to the hospital to tell them ... that I'm trying to get rid of the material ... to stop going crazy," Brown replied.
Blaze News could not independently verify the authenticity of the audio or the identities of the speakers on it.
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Speaking with the Daily Mail on Tuesday, Tracey, an Amazon delivery associate, said Brown has gone from a "protective" older brother to a person who believes the government is controlling his brain with a microchip that was inserted while he was asleep.
Brown also allegedly believed 23-year-old Zarutska was reading his mind at the time of the stabbing.
Tracey said Brown has tried to get admitted into the hospital several times over the last few years, including calling police about the alleged implant in his body.
These claims are corroborated via a January 2025 charge for misusing 911, with court filings showing that Brown believed he was given a "man-made" material that controlled his eating, walking, and speech.
"I strongly feel like he should not have been on the streets at all," Tracey told the Daily Mail. "I'm going to be honest. I'm not blaming anyone for his actions, except for the state. I'm blaming the state for letting him down as far as seeking help."
The sister continued, "When you have mentally ill people seeking help, and you're running tests on them, and you clearly see that you are dealing with a psychosis on an acute level, you do not let them go back into society."
She added, "He was a high risk. He was not in his right mind. He was not safe for society. ... And now an innocent woman is dead."
Tracey provided several pictures to the U.K. outlet, claiming they are of her and her brother, Brown. She also claimed that she visited Brown at Mecklenburg County Jail last week and spoke to him through a glass window.
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Judge Who Freed Charlotte Stabbing Suspect Has Exactly The Credentials You’d Expect
The Charlotte, North Carolina train stabbing that left 23-year old Ukrainian national Iryna Zarutska dead is now raising questions not just about the suspect, but about the judge who let him back on the streets months earlier. Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes released Decarlos Brown Jr. in January on his “written promise” that he would re-appear […]Roy Cooper attributes stabbing of Ukrainian woman by violent suspect to insufficient police funding
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina blamed the horrific stabbing of a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on the lack of funding for law enforcement, even though the alleged perpetrator has over a dozen prior arrests.
Cooper, who is now running to replace retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, finally acknowledged the brutal death of Iryna Zarutska over three weeks after she was victimized on August 22. But rather than addressing the lawlessness that led to Zarutska's death, Cooper said "cynical DC insiders" are using the tragedy to score political points.
'They will not take responsibility for their misguided reforms that let psychotic murderers run wild.'
"The murder of Iryna Zarutska is a horrible tragedy and we must do everything we can to keep people safe," Cooper said in a post on X. "Only a cynical DC insider would think it's acceptable to use her death for political points, especially one who supported cutting funding to law enforcement in NC."
The alleged murderer, 34-year-old Decarlos Brown, notably had been arrested 14 times for various offenses prior to the stabbing and was convicted of armed robbery and felony larceny among other crimes.
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Immediately after accusing Republicans of using Zarutska's death to advance their political agenda, Cooper took the opportunity to fire shots at his Republican challenger, Michael Whatley.
"I've been Attorney General and Governor, dedicating my career to putting violent criminals behind bars and keeping them there," Cooper said in a subsequent post on X. "It’s time Michael Whatley and the GOP get serious in Washington about funding our law enforcement, and that’s what I’ll do as Senator."
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Cooper's response to the tragedy was promptly met with outrage on the right, who pointed the finger at his leadership instead.
"Roy Cooper is blaming a supposed lack of police funding on the death of Iryna Zarutska's murder when her killer was arrested 14 times, yet was still roaming the streets," Fox contributor CJ Pearson said in a post on X. "The police did their job. You did not."
"Both Roy Cooper and Josh Stein are implicitly blaming Iryna Zarutska’s death on a lack of police funding — when police arrested the perp 14 times," Will Chamberlain, senior counsel of Article III Project, said in a post on X. "They will not take responsibility for their misguided reforms that let psychotic murderers run wild."
"Their careers need to end."
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