1. Kidnapping suspect committed to Department of State Hospitals in Vacaville
2. Suspect in kidnapping case sent to Department of State Hospitals by Vacaville authorities.
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A 26-year-old man accused of felony kidnapping and other related charges after a March 28 domestic violence incident in a Fairfield park has been committed to the Department of State Hospitals.
Judge Wendy Getty signed the order Wednesday afternoon in Department 8 of Solano County Superior Court, where Dajon Daniel will return for a placement hearing at 8:30 a.m. July 22 in the Justice Center.
Legal Proceedings and Commitment
According to official court documents, which specified several matters in the case, the judge — citing Penal Code Section 1370, which specifies commitment upon finding mental incompetence — will order Daniel sent to one of five State Hospitals “when a bed becomes available.”
Additionally, anti-psychotic drugs may be administered voluntarily; the maximum confinement period is two years; and, within 90 days, the hospital’s medical director “shall issue a progress report to the court.”
Daniel last appeared in court on June 7 for a previous placement hearing, and criminal proceedings against him remain suspended.
Legal Representation
He was represented by Deputy Public Defender Dan Messner. Deputy District Attorney Mark E. Ornellas represented the Solano County DA’s Office.
At his jail arraignment earlier this year, Daniel pleaded not guilty, according to court records.
Charges and Incidents
Besides kidnapping, he is charged with willful cruelty to a child resulting in possible injury or death, a felony; evading a law enforcement officer with wanton disregard for safety, a felony; and battery on a spouse or former spouse or date, a misdemeanor.
Court records show Rio Vista dispatchers were notified just after noon on March 28 that a suspect in a domestic violence incident was last seen heading toward the city on Highway 12.
Fairfield officers chased the suspect, later identified as Daniel, “who dangerously fled from the pursuing officers.”
Arrest and Consequences
Daniel was arrested by Fairfield officers on suspicion of felony kidnapping and the other charges, then booked into jail. His bail at the time was set at $75,000.
Rio Vista fire fighters also responded to the incident, according to officials, and attended to the woman and a 2-year-old child. They also treated Daniel for an unspecified injury he is believed to have suffered before being stopped by officers.
Daniel remains without bail in the Stanton Correctional Facility in Fairfield.
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– kidnapping suspect committed to Department of State Hospitals
– Vacaville Reporter kidnapping suspect committed to Department of State Hospitals.
