A three-time illegal alien allegedly stabbed a man who reportedly tried stopping him from harassing an elderly woman on a North Carolina light rail Friday, and officials arrested the male victim on unrelated charges Wednesday.
Twenty-four-year-old Kenyon Dobie stood up to Honduran national Oscar Gerardo Solorzano-Garcia, who allegedly yelled, “I’m about to show you who I really am” at an older woman, Dobie told WRAL News from his hospital bed.
“I guess it’s better off that it happened to me and not an older person,” Dobie said.
The arrest warrant said Solorzano was disruptive and intoxicated, and he allegedly challenged Dobie to a fight after shouting “unintelligible and slurred words,” WRAL reported. (RELATED:Muslim Somali Immigrants Pose Risk To Christian Brethren, Pastor Says)
Dobie intervened and told Solorzano to leave everyone alone, but Solorzano allegedly grabbed his hands and stabbed him as Dobie tried to grab Solorzano, according to WRAL.
Dobie claimed he took the knife out and started coughing blood before ultimately passing out as Solarzano allegedly fled the scene, Dobie told WRAL.
“Luckily I survived but my body has taken plenty damage. Have a tube running from my chest to a machine pumping blood out of my lungs. Please pray and help me with a better recovery,” Dobie’s GoFundMe says, having raised over $100,000 in donations.
BREAKING: Kenyon Dobie, the man stabbed by a criminal illegal on an NC train, was reportedly trying to protect passengers when he was brutally attacked.
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Solorzano was charged with attempted first-degree murder, and he was previously arrested for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, destroying evidence, resisting arrest, using a false ID, and he has convictions for robbery and illegal re-entry, according to Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tricia McLaughlin.
Solorzano was first removed from the U.S. in 2018, and he was apprehended illegally crossing the border again in 2021. He eventually returned to the U.S. illegally for a third time at an unknown date and location, McLaughlin stated.
“[Immigration and Customs Enforcement] lodged a detainer to ensure this criminal illegal is not released back into North Carolina neighborhoods. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the county will honor the detainer since they have a history of not cooperating with [ICE],” McLaughlin said.
For an unrelated alleged incident, Dobie was charged Wednesday with assault inflicting serious bodily injury, assault on a pregnant female and communicating threats, according to WBTV.
Arrest warrants alleged Dobie punched a pregnant woman with whom he was in a relationship with and threatened to kill the woman’s children, among other individuals, according to WRAL.
Editors Note: This piece was updated to correct that the alleged stabbing occurred in North Carolina.