Man Sentenced For Stabbing Incident

46-year-old Carl Reese Bullabough of Hickory has been sentenced to a prison term of 44 to 65 months after being convicted of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, assault by strangulation and communicating threats. The verdict and sentence was result of a trial during Catawba County Superior Court. The Honorable Nathaniel J. Poovey, Superior Court Judge from Catawba County, handed down the sentence for Bullabough following his guilty plea on Tuesday ,November 3.

Officers with the Hickory Police Department responded to Bullabough’s residence after report of a stabbing on June 16th. When they arrived, they found the female victim with a stab wound to the neck.
Investigation showed that the defendant made allegations against the victim and then assaulted her. He hit her in the face, strangled her and stabbed her in the neck. The victim recovered from her injuries.

Photo: Catawba County Detention Center

Story courtesy of Rob Eastwood, WHKY