DAVIS, Calif. — A Yolo County judge set the date Tuesday for when Carlos Dominguez could stand trial for a series of Davis stabbings that left two people dead and another injured.
According to the Yolo County Sheriff's Office, the earliest start date for the trial is April 28, 2025. It’s almost two years to the day since the first stabbing left 50-year-old David Breaux, also known as ‘Compassion Guy, dead.
He was previously deemed unfit for trial in August 2023 and taken to a state hospital in the hopes of having his competency restored. The court later received a report in December saying he was now mentally competent to stand trial.
Prosecutors announced in February 2024 they wouldn’t be seeking the death penalty and Dominguez pleaded not guilty at a March 2024 arraignment.
CASE HISTORY
The three stabbings began near the University of California, Davis roughly two days after Dominguez was expelled for academic reasons on April 25, 2023, ABC10 previously reported. He was a third-year student majoring in biological sciences.
- Stabbing and killing David Breaux, 50, who was found stabbed to death in Davis’ Central Park on April 27, 2023. He was known throughout the community as “Compassion Guy.”
- Stabbing and killing UC Davis student Karim Abou Najm, 20, in Davis’ Sycamore Park on April 29, 2023.
- Stabbing Kimberlee Guillory at a homeless encampment near 2nd and L streets on May 1, 2023. She survived.
The attacks terrified the community. Businesses closed early and some students were too scared to attend even daytime classes as their parents pleaded with them to return home.
On May 4, 2023, the Davis Police Department announced the arrest of Dominguez, ABC10 previously reported. He faces charges including murder and attempted murder.
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