It wasn’t immediately clear whether Stein would sign the bill into law or veto it. Brown is charged with first-degree murder in state court and a federal count in connection with Zarutska’s death. The catch-and-release practices for violent offenders will end today with your support,” Charlotte-area Republican state Rep. Tricia Cotham told colleagues during two hours of House debate. More than 120 people are on death row in North Carolina, but an execution hasn’t been carried out since 2006. Capital punishment has been put on hold in North Carolina in part over legal challenges on the use of the injection drugs.