Ex-Student Found Competent to Stand Trial for Stabbing Deaths Near University of California–Davis

Carlos Dominguez appears in Yolo Superior Court in Woodland, Calif., on June 20, 2023. Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP

DAVIS, Calif.—A former college student accused of stabbing two people to death and wounding a third in Northern California was found competent to stand trial, a prosecutor said Dec. 28.

Carlos Reales Dominguez will return to court on Jan. 5 and criminal proceedings will be reinstated if there isn’t any challenge to his mental state, according to Yolo County assistant chief deputy district attorney Melinda Aiello, the Sacramento Bee reported.