Convicted killer Curtis Martin is arrested for murder...AGAIN!

**Ninja0980** · November 14th, 2009, 08:04 PM

http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_1...ce=most_viewed

BERKELEY — An Oakland man who served time in prison for killing a 3-year-old child 15 years ago was arrested Friday afternoon in connection with the death of a woman whose battered body was found at Aquatic Park early this morning.

Curtis Martin, 38, was arrested by veteran west Oakland beat Officer Keith Dodds after Berkeley police notified surrounding agencies that they were looking for Martin as a suspect in the killing.

The victim's name has not been released because her relatives have not been notified. Police said she had been beaten and shot at least twice, once in the head and once in the buttocks.

In February 1994, Martin was arrested in the beating death of 3-year-old Devin Brewer, of Oakland, the son of his girlfriend at the time. The child died at an Oakland hospital the day after Martin took him for a haircut and returned him bruised and swollen.

Martin claimed the boy had fallen at the park.

He originally was charged with murder but was allowed to plead no contest to voluntary manslaughter in exchange for 11 years in prison, authorities confirmed Friday. He was out of prison by 2000 because he was given credit for time served.

In 2008, he was arrested for violating a court order to prevent domestic violence. He was never prosecuted.

Yup, another example of our system failing. If California didn't cram their prisons to the max, then there might have been room to put this %$ back in before he killed someone.

**badfish76** · November 14th, 2009, 09:40 PM

POS indeed.

Sounds like she night even have tried to run before he shot her in the head.

**MadeaBecBec** · November 15th, 2009, 02:15 AM

Jashon Williams is 17 months old and missing after Moms murder

Jashon Williams was last known to be with his mother, Zoelina Williams, 23, of Oakland, who was found beaten and fatally shot at about 4 a.m. Friday in the park, police said. A suspect in the slaying, convicted child-killer Curtis Martin III, 38, of Oakland, remained in jail today.

Zoelina Williams,Victim

Police ended their search for Jashon today afternoon, but only after as many as 30 people searched the park's lagoon and estuary, some from the Berkeley Police Department and divers and dogs from the Alameda County search and rescue team. A helicopter and plane also searched overhead, and a boat trolled the estuary for clues.

"The initial search was done in the dark, so we're making sure that nothing has been overlooked," said Lt. Andrew Greenwood, a Berkeley police spokesman on the scene. "So far we've found nothing at all ... In a sense, we're hoping we don't find anything."

Toney said that he believed his sister and the suspect "had been seeing each other," and that Martin is not Jashon's father.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...MNEP1AKHB6.DTL
I would put Curtis Martins gonads in a vice grip and keep squeezing until he reveals where Jashon is, if he doesn't know that's just too bad...

God, Please help them find Jashon alive and well, Amen!!

**MadeaBecBec** · November 15th, 2009, 02:29 AM

Curtis Martin III,38 Baby killer, Zoelinas murderer

He just looks as mean as a snake......

**MadeaBecBec** · November 15th, 2009, 02:45 AM

NCMEC is reporting that he is 8 months old ??? He looks older in the picture here, than 8 months, but I don't know! Alot of the interviews with Zoelinas relatives say 17 months......
Either way, God, I hope he is safe and with someone that just hasn't heard about Zoelinas death.....

**MadeaBecBec** · November 15th, 2009, 03:00 AM

Grrrrrr....
Watch this video : http://cbs5.com/video/?id=58054@kpix.dayport.com

**proudmom** · November 15th, 2009, 08:54 AM

come home soon little one i hope you are found alive and well.

**Siobhan** · November 15th, 2009, 01:29 PM

Toney said that he believed his sister and the suspect "had been seeing each other," and that Martin is not Jashon's father.

Obviously, as this baby's skin and eye coloring appears to indicate that he is bi-racial.
He's a very beautiful little lad, and looks absolutely adorable!
I hope he is found safe and sound, but it doesn't look good considering Curtis Martin's previous conviction of child abuse/murder.

I wonder if the 2008 arrest was for domestic violence against Zoelina Willams?

**MadeaBecBec** · November 15th, 2009, 04:30 PM

BERKELEY "” The missing toddler of an Oakland woman found dead at Aquatic Park had not been in the care of his mother for nearly two weeks, relatives of the slain woman said Saturday.

Malcolm Lewis, Zoelina Williams" uncle, said a sister of Martin"s had been watching the toddler since the night of Oct. 31.

Williams apparently asked Martin for a ride to Vallejo early Friday "” possibly to get the child "” but something happened on the way, relatives and authorities said. Police on Friday recovered a van in West Oakland believed to be used in the homicide.

"From what I understand, (Williams) said, "I"m going to call the police on you if you don"t give me the baby," and he said they were going to get the baby,— said Odessa Tucker, the victim"s cousin.

The relatives of the suspect and the victim live just two blocks from one another and are friends who had a picnic together in a West Oakland park in September, Williams" relatives said. A sister who came to the gate at the Martin home declined to comment Saturday.

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_137886...e=most_emailed

I wonder if Martin told his sister that she could keep the baby, maybe money or something changed hands! He is a cutie, I wouldn't want to give him back either, but I would go through legal means to keep him!! Now, if Curtis' sister still has Jashon, she needs to contact the correct authorities! And if she DID NOT babysit Jashon for the last two weeks, She still needs to contact the Investigators!!
Edited to add: I do have a glimmer of hope that Jashon is alive, if Curtis' sister was in fact babysitting him, I really hope she still has him!!

Stay Safe, Come Home Babydoll Jashon!!

**DrSmith** · November 15th, 2009, 06:42 PM

I just seen this on the news and they left that out on there too. the way they worded it made it seem like he was with his mother but then stated something to the effect of inconsistencies with the statements in regards to the disappearance.

It left a big cartoonish "HUH???" above my head. either there allot of bad reporting or something is being left out purposely.

**twinklestars** · November 16th, 2009, 01:07 AM

Oh dear god I hope they find him alive and unharmed. What a horrible piece of human waste he is, hopefully he will fry this time

**Roy** · November 16th, 2009, 02:56 PM

If he stayed in prison, that beautiful woman would still be alive

Burn in hell Curtis, and burn in hell judge who decided to sentence him to that

**MadeaBecBec** · November 16th, 2009, 06:45 PM

More than likely it is Jashon!! Damn Damn!!!

BERKELEY — A child's body found near the Berkeley Marina Sunday morning may be Jashon Williams, the missing 17-month-old son of a woman found beaten and shot to death Friday.

Police launched a search for the boy after his mother's body was found in a parking lot near Berkeley's Aquatic Park about 4 a.m. Friday. About a mile away Sunday morning, two kayakers near the marina spotted a child's body floating near the shore and called 911.

The marina had not been included in the police search, but waterways and large pipes do connect the two areas, Berkeley police Lt. Andrew Greenwood said.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13796883
Zoelina and Jashons family members rushed to the scene and they are saying it is him... Oh, how I was praying that he was alive and okay.

Damn you, Curtis Martin, straight to hell...............

**Dakota Valkyrie** · November 17th, 2009, 02:22 PM

The suspected remains of 17-month-old Jashon Williams found Sunday at the Berkeley Marina remained unidentified by the Alameda County coroner's office Monday.

It is not known how long the child's body had been in the water or when or how he died.
[...]

Oakland police said they believe Jashon was with his mother when she died. Several of Williams' family members, however, said she had not been caring for the baby since the night of Oct. 31.

"There was mold in the house she was living in," said Williams' cousin Brandan Dixon. "So she got the baby out of the house so it wouldn't get sick."

Relatives said the baby had gone to stay with a relative of Curtis Martin, possibly in Vallejo.
[...]

Martin and Williams had been in a secret romantic relationship before she was killed, several relatives said Monday. Many of those relatives said they were horrified to learn Martin had a violent criminal past, including a no-contest plea deal for voluntary manslaughter for the 1994 beating death of 3-year-old Devin Brewer, of Oakland, the son of his girlfriend at the time. Martin was sentenced to 11 years in prison, given credit for time served and released in 2000.

Martin's mother, Charlotte Martin, said Monday that she hadn't been able to speak to her son since he was arrested.

"He's not a monster," Martin said of her son. "People are going to feel what they feel, and I can understand that. I just want them to remember nothing is ever the way it appears. Our family loves children. We're protective of children."
[...]

http://www.insidebayarea.com/crime-courts/ci_13801975

**Dakota Valkyrie** · November 18th, 2009, 10:03 AM

Curtis Martin, the man accused of killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in a parking lot at Aquatic Park in Berkeley, also was charged Tuesday with killing her 17-month-old son, making the violent felon eligible for the death penalty.
[...]

In addition to being charged with two murders, Martin was charged with two special circumstances: multiple murders and killing a witness to a crime. Therefore, it appears, authorities think Martin killed the toddler while Williams watched, before he killed the 23-year-old mother.

And if that isn't sick enough:

Law enforcement officials had a chance to take Martin off the streets last year after he violated a restraining order filed against him by a girlfriend.

According to court documents, the girlfriend said she was choked and had her ribs bruised during an altercation with Martin in December 2007. She was treated at Highland Hospital for her injuries, but she gave police a false name for the man she accused of beating her.

Without Martin's real name, police could not track him down or build a case against him for an arrest, court documents show.

Eight months later, however, the same woman told police that Martin had become abusive toward her and threatened her 13-year-old son, saying if he "was of age, he would hurt him."

The threats persuaded the 34-year-old woman to seek a restraining order in which she said Martin needed "mental help," court documents show.

The restraining order was granted.

However, Martin violated the order days after it was filed, telling the woman that he didn't "give a (expletive) about a restraining order," and he would "get a chopper and turn you into Swiss cheese."

Police arrested Martin for violating the restraining order but released him eight hours later.

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office never filed charges against Martin.

It remains unclear why charges were not filed. Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said Tuesday that her office is "looking into all aspects of the case."

Authorities said it was unclear, at the time, if the restraining order had been processed.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_13808568

**Pene784** · November 22nd, 2009, 01:39 AM

California Man Charged With Killing Girlfriend, Her Son
Thursday, November 19, 2009

OAKLAND, Calif. — Prosecutors say a 38-year-old Oakland man killed his girlfriend's young son, dumped his body in the water, then killed her to stop her from telling anyone.

Charles Martin III was charged Tuesday with two counts of murder with special circumstances, making him eligible for the death penalty if convicted.

Police found the body of 17-month-old Jashon Williams floating near the Berkeley Marina on Sunday — two days after the body of his mother, Zoelina Williams, was found in nearby Aquatic Park.

Martin has not yet entered a plea.

Martin previously was convicted of killing a girlfriend's child. He pleaded guilty in 1994 to voluntary manslaughter in a plea deal that got him 11 years in prison. He was released in six years after getting credit for time served.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...9:b28941380:z1

I hope this is not a duplicate post, I searched but could not find it anywhere. This man is a MONSTER!!!

**Pene784** · November 22nd, 2009, 01:42 AM

OOps it is a duplicate. Sorry!

**ScribbleMuse** · November 22nd, 2009, 02:36 AM

Wow. This is definitely something I don't get. Killing a child once is an evil act, but wouldn't you have learned a lesson with the first murder? Or maybe he DID learn a lesson and that's why he killed her, thinking it would save him from being caught.

**Silvahalo** · November 22nd, 2009, 03:21 AM

So why the FUCK was the woman with this man?

Martin previously was convicted of killing a girlfriend's child. He pleaded guilty in 1994 to voluntary manslaughter in a plea deal that got him 11 years in prison.

You cannot get it clearer than that. I suppose he didn't advertise that fact, and this is why woman must be vigilant and thorough in checking out the man they bring into their and baby's life. I know she's dead and I hate speaking ill of the dead, but this woman was stupid. Sorry to say but she was.

I hope this baby/mama killing bastard is struck dead by lightening where he stands but not before a severe prison sentence. Burn in Hell fucker.

Baby boy doesn't know different than the only mama he had. I do hope he has his mama with him now. God can figure it out as I would probably be too harsh.

Rest in the heavens Jashon Williams.

**Misskittychaos** · November 22nd, 2009, 05:59 AM

They should just do away with him it's clear violence that has at times resulted in deaths is his go to plan when things aren't going his way. He makes me sick.