Back in the height of Covid, activist groups sued Governor Roy Cooper calling for inmates to be released because of the pandemic The parties settled and 3,500 prisoners were granted early release. The list of those 3,500 people was never made public. Today I confirmed DeCarlos Brown was on it. Despite being on the list, prison officials say he wasn't released because of it. NC DAC says Brown was released on September 20, 2020 after completing his mandatory minimum sentence and he was put on post release supervision. On February 6, 2021 Brown was arrested again. But instead of being sent back to prison, on February 15, the hearing officer reinstated his post release supervision. 10 days later, the settlement agreement was signed. DAC says the settlement allowed the state to count offenders retroactively and that's how Brown ended up on the list. A spokesperson for Roy Cooper says anyone accusing Cooper of allowing Brown to be released early "is lying." Brown was serving time for robbery with a dangerous weapon. Senate Leader Phil Berger wants to know how many of the remaining 3,499 were convicted of a violent crime. Brown is in federal custody and is accused of stabbing Iryna Zarutska to death on the light rail in Charlotte last summer. Story at 6 on @wsoctv wsoctv.com/news/local/man-ch…