A 20-year-old woman is facing felony charges after deputies say she stabbed her boyfriend in the shoulder during an early morning confrontation in the Stony Point area. Marissa Renee Doby was arrested following the incident, which unfolded in the rural community that straddles Alexander and Iredell counties, and she now sits behind bars at the Alexander County Detention Center under a mandatory hold.
Court documents show Doby was accused of stabbing her boyfriend with a knife during the early morning hours of Sunday, according to WSOC-TV journalist Dave Faherty, who cited the court records. Deputies responded to the Stony Point area after a possible-stabbing call, and following their investigation, Doby was formally charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, and misdemeanor resisting an officer, as reported by WCCB Charlotte.
The felony count carries serious weight under North Carolina law. Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury is classified as a Class E felony under North Carolina General Statute § 14-32(b), which can bring an active prison sentence ranging from 15 to 88 months in the state Department of Adult Correction, according to sentencing guidelines cited by Randall Law.
Why Doby Can't Post Bond Right Away
Doby is being held under a 48-hour hold rather than an immediate bond, a detail tied directly to the domestic violence charge against her. Under North Carolina General Statute § 15A-534.1, people arrested for domestic violence offenses cannot have bail set by a magistrate and must remain in custody for up to 48 hours until a district court judge determines the conditions of pretrial release, per guidance from the UNC School of Government. That waiting period is meant to give a judge time to weigh safety concerns before deciding whether and how Doby can be released.
She is currently held at the Alexander County Detention Center, a 164-bed facility at 91 Commercial Park Avenue in Taylorsville operated by the Alexander County Sheriff's Office to house both male and female detainees. What led up to the alleged stabbing, and the current medical condition of the boyfriend, remain open questions that have not been addressed in available reporting.
A Small Community With a History of Violent Calls
Stony Point is an unincorporated, census-designated community with a population of just 1,146 as of the 2020 U.S. Census, according to Wikipedia. It sits inside Alexander County, a broader rural county of 36,444 residents whose seat is Taylorsville. Despite its size, the community has drawn repeated attention from Alexander County deputies this year — in April, the sheriff's office investigated a separate, unrelated incident in Stony Point after a late-night house fight turned deadly, resulting in a fatal shooting and murder charges.
Domestic violence cases like Doby's are also part of a broader statewide pattern. Tracking data from the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence showed domestic violence-related homicides in the state climbed to 92 incidents in 2024, up from 73 the year before, according to reporting by WCNC. In Alexander County, victim assistance and court advocacy for domestic violence survivors is handled through a dedicated Taylorsville office run by the Shelter Home of Caldwell County. It remains unclear whether Doby has entered a plea or when she is next scheduled to appear in court.
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