Judge at suspected Davis serial killer's arraignment said wife saw someone who resembled suspect minutes before attack, called 911
WOODLAND - Suspected Davis serial killer Carlos Dominguez was arraigned in a Yolo County courtroom Friday -- two days after he was detained, then ultimately, arrested and charged, in the series of Davis stabbings.
Dominguez was present in his first court appearance on two felony murder charges, an attempted murder charge, with enhancements and entered not guilty pleas to all counts and denials to all enhancements.
Watch the entire arraignment, here.
Several people were at the hearing who were in support of Dominguez. None of them identified themselves as his family members. We asked if they had a message to share with the public about Dominguez and they declined.
Just as the hearing was getting underway, the judge stated that he lives near one of the stabbing incidents and that, 40 minutes prior to the stabbing, his wife was walking the dog and saw a man that matched the description of the suspect. He said she called 911 but never heard back on the results of her tip.
Davis suspected serial killer arraignment: Carlos Dominguez entered not guilty pleas to all charges.
— Madisen Keavy (@madisenkeavy) May 5, 2023
Judge said facts of the case "egregious and dangerous" & that no amount of bail would reasonably protect the public.
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Dominguez looked down most of the less than 15 minute arraignment. He spoke softly when he did speak: once, saying "yes" that he understood what the judge was telling him, and once saying "yes" to his
name being Carlos Reales Dominguez.
There was some discussion about the topic of bail. Dominguez's attorney said that he wanted his client's bail set at $4 million, but the judge disagreed, saying that based on the facts, Dominguez is a risk to the public and no amount of money could protect the public.
"Furthermore, based on an individualized consideration of all relevant factors including, most notably, the risk to the public, the nature of the crimes, the use of a deadly weapon, and seriousness of the offenses charged, the court does find clear and convincing evidence that non financial conditions of release, or any amount of bail, will protect the public or ensure the defendant's presence in court," said Judge Daniel Wolk.
Dominguez's bail request was subsequently denied.
After the arraignment, four people who appeared to know Dominguez, left the courtroom together. CBS13's Madisen Keavy asked the group if they wanted to share anything with the public about Dominguez or, if they believed he had in fact committed the crimes read-out in court. The group of four did not confirm they were family or friends, but one did respond when asked for a comment, "Not right now."
Student neighbors on the Davis street where Dominguez lived told CBS13 they were "relieved" the law enforcement presence on their block was gone. Thursday, Davis Police and the FBI carried out a search of Dominguez's home. The street was closed for hours for the investigation.
One neighbor, who spoke to CBS13 shared the sentiment of multiple roommates that live near Dominguez's home where he was renting, that, they are relived he is behind bars and still processing what happened to their school and greater Davis community.