Federal charges filed against Charlotte light rail stabbing suspect

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Federal charges have now been filed against the suspect accused of stabbing a man on a Charlotte light rail last Friday.

Court documents show 33-year-old Oscar Solorzano, who was in the country illegally, is accused of stabbing a man in the chest.

Federal officials are now charging Solorzano with terrorist attacks or other violence against a mass transportation system.

He is also facing local charges including attempted murder.

This is the second stabbing on the Charlotte light rail, in the past three months.

In August, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, was stabbed to death aboard a Charlotte light rail in a case that sparked national attention.