Kenyon Dobie, 24, found himself entangled in controversy following a violent episode that both victimized and implicated him in separate incidents. Dobie, who was initially a stabbing victim on Charlotte’s light rail on December 5, has since been arrested and charged with assaulting his pregnant girlfriend in a prior October encounter, as detailed in court records. According to an article from QC News, he faces substantial charges that include felony assault causing serious bodily injury and several domestic violence-related counts.
While recovering from the stabbing incident, inflicted by alleged assailant Oscar Solarzano—who is currently being held without bond on an ICE detainer, Dobie was taken into custody for the assault on his girlfriend this occurred two months prior, with a bond set at $2 million, adding strict conditions such as electronic monitoring and prohibiting any contact with the victim, this information according to the Mecklenburg County Jail’s arrest records reported by WBTV. In the initial light rail incident, Solarzano, who had been consuming alcohol, engaged in an argument with Dobie, escalating to the point where Solarzano allegedly stabbed Dobie with “an extremely large fixed-blade knife,” as laid out in the arrest affidavit.
The dichotomy of Dobie’s situation has drawn attention, particularly considering his GoFundMe set up for medical expenses related to the stabbing has grown to surpass $103,000, despite the recent assault charges coming to light, details captured by WRAL News. In an intimate account of the stabbing obtained by WRAL News, Dobie recalled Solarzano’s aggression towards an older woman on the train before engaging with him, describing the harrowing experience that eventually led to his own hospitalization…