Convenience Big Store: Davis stabbing suspect Carlos Dominguez to appear in court

Davis stabbing suspect Carlos Dominguez to appear in court —Davis stabbing suspect Carlos Dominguez is set to appear in court Friday, according to Yolo County Superior Court. Dominguez will be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. for charges relating to three stabbings that left two people dead and a woman fighting for her life. He is now in the Yolo County jail. He will be arraigned on two murder charges in the deaths of David Breaux and Karim Abou Najm, as well as an attempted murder charge in the attack on Kimberlee Guillory. Dominguez will also face a special circumstance for multiple murders, which would make the case eligible for life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty, according to the Yolo County District Attorney's Office.

Tipster tracked Davis stabbings suspect in leadup to arrest – A tipster followed the Davis stabbing suspect for two blocks before police eventually made an arrest. Carter Carlson says he was placing flowers at a Sycamore Park memorial when he saw someone matching the suspect's description. Sycamore Park was where 20-year-old UC Davis student Karim Abou Najm was killed in the suspect's second attack. Carlson says he followed the suspect, now identified as Carlos Dominguez, for a couple of blocks in his car. He ended up calling the police department's tip line while driving along Villanova Drive and gave them real time updates on Dominguez's location.

CINCO DE MAYO

American bars and restaurants gear up every year for Cinco de Mayo, offering special deals on Mexican food and alcoholic drinks for the May 5 holiday that is barely celebrated south of the border. Here's the origins of the day.