A man charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in connection with a March 2022 shooting at a Fairfield convenience store was found not guilty of those charges earlier this month. The jury ruled him guilty only on a single count of attempted voluntary manslaughter.
Trine Daniel Martinez, 29, of Fairfield, admitted to driving to the 7-Eleven store in the 200 block of East Tabor Avenue at 5 a.m. on March 13 to buy three Modelo brand beers. He also admitted to being armed with a Glock 17 semi-automatic handgun when he entered the store in the pre-dawn hours. However, Martinez claimed that his actions were in self-defense after being aggressively confronted by three or four men.
The jury returned its verdict on Wednesday. Martinez is scheduled to return to the courtroom of Judge William Pendergast on February 2 for a bail review and to discuss a pretrial services report from probation. The maximum sentence for attempted voluntary manslaughter is 5.5 years.
In addition to these charges, Martinez still faces allegations of assaulting a correctional officer while in jail in October 2024. He is set to appear again before Judge Pendergast in a court trial—where the judge, rather than a jury, will decide the matter—on February 26 at 8:30 a.m.
According to prosecutors, Martinez was accused of shooting and killing Earl “Wayne” Wyatt III, 44, of Fairfield, and Damion Davis, 36, of Suisun City, in or near the parking lot of the 7-Eleven on East Tabor Avenue. He was also charged with the attempted murder of Victor Walters, then 28, of Suisun City, in the same area. The jury, however, found him guilty only of the attempted voluntary manslaughter of Walters.
Deputy District Attorney Bill Ainsworth led the prosecution.
Court documents reveal that Martinez turned himself in to the Fairfield Police Department and was arrested on March 14, one day after the shootings. Surveillance camera footage at the crime scene identified him as the suspect. Martinez did not make a statement after his arrest and was accompanied by criminal defense attorney Daniel J. Russo of Vallejo.
At trial, Martinez was represented by criminal defense attorney Thomas Maas.
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