Overview

• Ernie Victor Solis, 40, was arrested on June 10 in Fairfield and charged June 11 with three counts of murder, including a special multiple murder allegation that could carry life without parole or the death penalty.
• Authorities allege Solis fatally attacked his fiancée, 33-year-old Hailey Privett, at her Napa home on Dale Drive on June 8, resulting in the deaths of her and her unborn twins.
• The Napa County District Attorney’s Office says Solis faces enhancements for the use of a deadly weapon, inflicting great bodily injury and acting with “violence, cruelty, viciousness or callousness.”
• Prosecutors note that Solis has a prior strike, a previous prison term and a record of poor performance on probation or parole.
• Privett was the adoptive mother of two young girls and was in the process of adopting a foster son, prompting a GoFundMe campaign to support her surviving children.