{"id":2483493,"date":"2025-09-07T19:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T23:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-takes-down-fundraisers-for-north-carolina-stabbing-suspect\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T19:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T23:34:19","slug":"gofundme-takes-down-fundraisers-for-north-carolina-stabbing-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-takes-down-fundraisers-for-north-carolina-stabbing-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"GoFundMe takes down fundraisers for North Carolina stabbing suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgofundme-takes-down-fundraisers-for-north-carolina-stabbing-suspect%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2483493&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that GoFundMe has removed all fundraisers supporting Decarlos Brown Jr., a suspect in a homicide case in North Carolina. Brown, 34, is accused of murdering 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, who had fled the war in Ukraine and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-us-attorney-bill-mcswain-declares-bid-for-governor-of-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"Former US Attorney Bill McSwain Declares Bid for Governor of Pennsylvania\">stabbed multiple times<\/a> on a train in Charlotte on August 22. GoFundMe stated that its terms prohibit fundraising for the legal defense of individuals charged with violent crimes, resulting in the removal of fundraisers for Brown and the refunding of donations. Meanwhile, a separate fundraiser for Zarutska&#8217;s family has raised over $60,000. Brown faces a frist-<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >degree murder<\/a> charge according to police. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GoFundMe takes down fundraisers for North Carolina stabbing suspect<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2220916\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>GoFundMe confirmed Sunday it removed all fundraisers for Decarlos Brown Jr., a suspect in a homicide case in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlottenc.gov\/cmpd\/News-Information\/Newsroom\/New-page-75\">identified Brown, 34, as the suspect<\/a> in the murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska. <a href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/post\/iryna-zarutska-woman-stabbed-death-charlotte-train-suspect-arrested-random-attack\/17764197\/\">Zarutska was living in Charlotte<\/a> after fleeing the war in Ukraine, and sustained multiple knife wounds while traveling on a train in the city on Aug. 22.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3796178\/dc-restaurants-struggle-to-attract-reservations-amid-trumps-federal-takeover\/\">DC restaurants struggle to attract reservations amid Trump&#8217;s federal takeover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3795232\/pirro-two-17-year-olds-arrested-killed-intern-eric-tarpinian-jachym\/\">Pirro announces two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pirro-announces-two-17-year-olds-arrested-in-case-of-killed-intern-eric-tarpinian-jachym\/\" title=\"Pirro announces two 17-year-olds arrested in ... of killed intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym\">17-year-olds arrested<\/a> in case of killed intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3795187\/brian-kemp-send-300-national-guard-troops-georgia-to-dc\/\">Kemp to send 300 National Guard troops from Georgia to DC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Screenshots of GoFundMe fundraisers for Brown were <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1964725940669624361\">shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-audio-think-tanks-star-lawsuit-witness-admits-to-tommy-robinson-that-they-bribed-him-for-testimony-against-us-congressional-staffer\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Think Tank\u2019s Star Lawsuit Witness Admits to Tommy Robinson That They Bribed Him For Testimony Against US Congressional Staffer\">multiple people<\/a><\/a> on X Sunday, though the fundraising organization said these have now been taken down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;GoFundMe&rsquo;s Terms of Service explicitly prohibit fundraisers that raise money for the legal defense of anyone formally charged with an alleged violent crime. Consistent with this long-standing policy, this fundraiser has been removed from the platform and the donors who contributed to the fundraiser have been fully refunded,&rdquo; a GoFundMe spokesperson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3795232\/pirro-two-17-year-olds-arrested-killed-intern-eric-tarpinian-jachym\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PIRRO ANNOUNCES TWO 17-YEAR-OLDS ARRESTED IN CASE OF KILLED INTERN ERIC TARPINIAN-JACHYM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brown has been charged with first degree murder, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>A fundraiser for Zarutska&rsquo;s family on GoFundMe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/in-loving-memory-of-iryna\">raised over $60,000<\/a> as of Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GoFundMe removes fundraisers for NC stabbing suspect Brown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2483494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP24290640708987.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[62812,14142,32258,62811],"class_list":["post-2483493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fundraiser-removal","tag-gofundme","tag-north-carolina","tag-stabbing-suspect"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP24290640708987.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2483493"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483497,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483493\/revisions\/2483497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2483494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2483493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2483493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2483493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}