▁his ▁legal ▁matters ▁were ▁settled , ▁Mart ine z ▁began ▁we aring ▁clothes ▁again ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁manuscript ▁about ▁his ▁experiences . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Europe ▁and ▁studied ▁j udo . ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁and ▁continued ▁un emp loyment , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁manifest ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁and ▁he ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁following ▁his ▁period ▁of ▁national ▁attention ▁moving ▁among ▁half way ▁houses , ▁psych iat ric ▁institutions , ▁occas ional ▁hom eless ness , ▁and ▁j ail , ▁but ▁never ▁getting ▁compreh ensive ▁treatment , ▁his ▁family ▁said . ▁Mart ine z ▁showed ▁signs ▁of ▁sch iz op hren ia ▁and ▁was ▁pres cribed ▁medic ation , ▁but ▁with ▁little ▁improvement . ▁" It ▁was ▁an ▁end less ▁cycle ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁answers ▁but ▁never ▁getting ▁any ," ▁said ▁his ▁mother . ▁" It ▁was ▁end less , ▁end less , ▁end less ." ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Mart ine z ▁was ▁arrested ▁after ▁a ▁fight ▁at ▁a ▁half way ▁house ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁two ▁counts ▁of ▁battery ▁and ▁one ▁count ▁of ▁assault ▁with ▁a ▁dead ly ▁weapon . ▁He ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁maximum - security ▁cust ody ▁in ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁County ▁J ail ▁in ▁San ▁Jose . ▁ ▁Death ▁The ▁last ▁time ▁Mart ine z ' s ▁mother ▁saw ▁her ▁son ▁was ▁three ▁weeks ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁when ▁she ▁visited ▁him ▁in ▁j ail . ▁" He ▁was ▁sad . ▁He