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FBI Charlotte @FBICharlotte - #YourFBI never stops working to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution. Here are some of the recent results in Western North Carolina to make our streets safer.
A federal grand jury indicted, Decarlos Dejuan Brown, Jr., with committing an act of violence causing death on a railroad carrier and mass transportation system, for the fatal attack of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail system.
Kelvin Wayne Simmons was charged with first-degree murder of an officer for killing Cherokee County Detention Officer Francisco Paul Flattes II. A grand jury returned the indictment on October 7, 2025.
Derrick Alan Cucumber was indicted for first degree murder in Indian country.
Wyatt Austin Salus plead guilty to making interstate threats to kill and injure United States Senator Thom Tillis. Sauls called Senator Tillis’s office and left a message saying Senator Tillis “should not feel safe in North Carolina,” adding, “I will kill you if I see you.”
Xana Dayanae Dove, a 28-year-old former Gastonia police officer plead guilty to straw purchasing a firearm.
Jason Nathaniel Speier plead guilty to wire fraud for a scheme to defraud customers who purchased log cabin kits.
Learn more about these #FBI cases here...
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/us-attorneys-office-highlights-federal-prosecutions-during-lapse-appropriations
https://x.com/FBICharlotte/status/1989384138407682372
FBI Charlotte @FBICharlotte - The #FBI is offering a reward up to $5,000 for information to locate Dominic Connelly. The Craven County Sheriff's Office charged him with first degree murder and attempted murder. The total reward for information to capture Connelly to up $10,000.
https://x.com/FBICharlotte/status/1989410019599581573
FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash - Our team just returned from an important trip through Asia to build on our key partnerships and work together on stopping threats before they reach American shores.
One of the most important stops we had on this trip was in China to address the fentanyl crisis – an issue killing so many Americans year after year, and one that @realDonaldTrump has given his team a mandate to defeat. This was the first time in a decade that an FBI Director has received an audience with his counterpart to discuss the fentanyl crisis directly.
I’ve said before: targeting the precursors is the key – this is the agent that turns fentanyl into a deadly chemical that destroys lives. Cut off the precursors and you crush the drug trafficking industry and starve critical deadly drug pipelines fueled by cartels in Mexico.
President Trump has been working around the clock with President Xi on this issue to reach an agreement. We went to Beijing seeking to get 13 precursors listed. Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and direct engagement with President Xi, we reached an agreement to have all 13 listed - as well as 7 chemicals restricted. It’s a historic success.
This will be a huge asset for the @FBI and our partners in saving American lives and defeating the fentanyl crisis. We’re cutting off the flow of fentanyl before it comes to us.
Thanks to the many partners who continue to work so hard to make this happen – @AGPamBondi, @DAGToddBlanche, @USAmbChina, and more. Thank you to @POTUS for the continued leadership on such an important issue for American families all over the country.
https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1988749259210973449
FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash - This @FBI will lead the hunt against all who threaten our brave public servants like @USAttyHabba - zero tolerance for these acts of violence
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US Attorney Habba @USAttyHabba
I will not be intimidated by radical lunatics for doing my job.
https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1989040047232790678
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