Man Too Sick for Court
男子病情過重無法出庭
Introduction
A judge says Decarlos Brown Jr. cannot go to court now. He is accused of killing Iryna Zarutska on a train.
法官表示 Decarlos Brown Jr. 目前無法出庭。他被指控在火車上殺害了 Iryna Zarutska。
Main Body
Decarlos Brown Jr. killed Iryna Zarutska on August 22, 2025. He stabbed her three times on a train in Charlotte. He can go to prison for his whole life for this crime.
Decarlos Brown Jr. 於 2025 年 8 月 22 日殺害了 Iryna Zarutska。他在夏洛特的一輛火車上將其刺傷三次。因為這項罪行，他可能會被判終身監禁。
On June 9, 2026, Judge Kenneth Bell looked at Brown. Brown has mental health problems. He thinks technology controls his body. He does not understand the law or the court.
2026 年 6 月 9 日，法官 Kenneth Bell 對 Brown 進行了評估。Brown 患有精神健康問題。他認為科技在控制他的身體。他不理解法律或法院的運作。
The judge wants Brown to get better. Brown will go to a hospital for four months. He will take medicine and talk to doctors. If he does not get better, he will stay in jail because he is dangerous.
法官希望 Brown 能康復。Brown 將在醫院接受治療四個月。他將服用藥物並與醫生諮商。如果他未能康復，由於他具有危險性，他將繼續被關押在監獄中。
Conclusion
Brown will stay in a government hospital. Later, the judge will check if he can finally go to trial.
Brown 將留在一家政府醫院。隨後，法官將檢查他最終是否能出庭受審。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of "Will"
When we talk about things that happen later (the future), we use will. It is like a bridge from now to then.
How it works:
Person + will + Action
Examples from the story:
- Brown will go to a hospital. → (He is not there now, but he is going soon).
- Brown will take medicine. → (This is the plan for the future).
- The judge will check. → (This happens after the hospital time).
Changing Time: Now vs. Before
Look at how the words change when the action is finished (Past) versus when it is happening (Present).
| Now (Present) | Before (Past) |
|---|---|
| He is sick | He killed |
| He thinks | He stabbed |
| He does not understand | The judge looked |
Key Tip: Adding -ed to the end of an action word usually tells us it already happened.