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Ogden • A 22-year-old Holladay woman accused of stabbing her girlfriend to death won't be able to bail out of jail — for now.

Prior to a Thursday hearing in Ogden's 2nd District Court, Victoria Ashley Mendoza — who is charged with first-degree felony murder in the death of 21-year-old Tawnee Marie Baird — had bail set at $100,000, bondable.

But a judge ordered that the woman be held without bail until Nov. 24, when prosecutors will argue for an increase.

Prosecutors wrote in court papers that they believe Mendoza's bail should be increased because she is a risk to others and a flight risk.

Deputy Weber County Attorney Christopher Allred said they planned to present evidence to support the bail increase at Thursday's hearing, but Mendoza has hired a new attorney who needed time to become familiar with the case.

Mendoza's new attorney, Michael Studebaker, agreed to the no-bail hold until next month's hearing.

The temporary bail increase was a relief to many of Baird's friends and family, who packed the Ogden courtroom Thursday.

"She was family," friend Lacey Black said after the hearing. "She was like the glue for everyone."

Baird's father, Casey Baird, attended the hearing, but did not comment to reporters beyond saying that the bail increase was "good."

According to a probable cause statement filed in court, police were called to a church parking lot near 2484 E. Avenue at 1 a.m. on Oct. 18.

Officers found Mendoza and Baird, who was dead from multiple stab wounds in the neck, face and chest.

Mendoza allegedly told police that she began physically fighting with Baird while they were driving on Interstate 15.

"Victoria stated she 'lost it,' drew her knife from her pocket and began stabbing [Baird] multiple times," an Ogden police detective wrote in the probable cause statement.

Mendoza then drove to the church parking lot, where she called her sister and a friend, according to police. The sister called 911, and Mendoza surrendered when police arrived.

Family members have said that Mendoza had been abusing Baird, and Baird wanted out of the relationship.

"I'm a little pissed off at myself for not separating those two. I knew deep down in my soul there was something wrong," Casey Baird said earlier this month. "[Mendoza] was a lost little girl. But now I'm going to make sure she'll never again see the light of day. She took my one and only girl."

The two women had been living together as domestic partners in Holladay for years. They had traveled north to visit friends on the evening before the fatal stabbing.

Police believe the two had an argument that escalated to violence, but officials havedeclined to specify what the fight was about.

Ogden investigators were working with Unified Police to document any history of domestic violence or abuse in the women's relationship.

A search of Utah court records revealed no adult criminal history for Mendoza, but prosecutors said in a recent court filing that she had an extensive juvenile court history, including 12 bench warrants issued and eight contempt charges filed against her from 2008 to 2010.