NC Republican legislators grill Mecklenburg sheriff over jail operation and ICE cooperation

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 542

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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State legislators hammered Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden with questions about his cooperation with ICE, jail deaths, and jail programs for more than two hours Monday morning.

The hearing was to focus on last year’s stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail.

Committee Chairman Brenden Jones (R-Columbus) opened the hearing by placing responsibility for her death on elected officials and administrators in the largely Democratic city and county.

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