(FOX40.COM) — A man found guilty of first-degree attempted murder for his role in a 2025 incident in Lodi, where he attempted to set an elderly homeless woman on fire, has been sentenced to prison.
Louie Martinez was sentenced Monday to seven years to life in state prison for first-degree attempted murder and a consecutive eight-month term for arson of property, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office announced.
In February 2025, Martinez deliberately ignited the bedding of an elderly homeless woman who was sleeping on the ground near an intersection in downtown Lodi, the district attorney’s office said. The woman “awoke in terror” as the flames surrounded her, burning her hand and engulfing her belongings…