By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
David William Gutierrez, Jr., was arrested and booked into the Glenn County Jail on Thursday, April 8.
That is the third time in less than a month that he has been a guest in the county’s Graybar Hotel.
The first of these three check-ins was on Thursday, March 18, when an Orland police officer conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a white 1991 Honda Accord at Tehama and Fourth Street. Gutierrez was arrested and booked for a Glenn County warrant alleging disobeying a court order (a misdemeanor).
His bail was set at $12,000.
The second time was on Friday, April 2, when a man encountered a trespasser on his property. When the man told the trespasser to leave, the trespasser pulled a gun on him.
The property owner left the scene, and so did the trespasser. However, the alleged trespasser’s car (or one similar to it) was spotted by an Orland police officer in the 700 block of Tehama Street, and the officer made a felony stop (a stop made at gunpoint), thereby detaining the driver.
The driver was David Gutierrez. Whether or not he was the same individual who exhibited the firearm, Gutierrez is a parolee and officers began searching him and his vehicle.
Gutierrez was brought out from the patrol vehicle in which he had been waiting so that the property owner could be driven by in another patrol vehicle and possibly confirm that Gutierrez was indeed the man who threatened him with a gun. Gutierrez leaned with his back against his own car, in handcuffs and facing the street, as a sheriff’s unit slowly drove by.
It is still not known with certainty whether Gutierrez was identified as the man with the firearm. Nevertheless, although no gun was found in Gutierrez’s possession at the time, ammunition was allegedly found, and that is also a felony for a parolee.
Gutierrez was booked into the Glenn County Jail on charges alleging possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, smuggling a controlled substance into a prison, and violation of probation (all felonies). His bail this time was set at $30,000.
Given that he was not charged with anything like making criminal threats, assault with a deadly weapon, or even trespassing, it seems unlikely that Gutierrez was identified as the man who pulled the firearm on the property owner.
Most recently, on Thursday, April 8, deputies were dispatched to the 4300 block of County Road HH, Orland, for a report of a suspicious vehicle parked along the roadway. The vehicle was described as a white Honda with a black hood.
Upon arrival, the deputies found the described vehicle and contacted the sole occupant, David Gutierrez. Deputies conducted a records check on Gutierrez and discovered he was allegedly on misdemeanor probation out of Glenn County, with search terms listed.
Deputies executed a search of the vehicle in the area where Gutierrez was seated. They reportedly found a white crystalline substance consistent with methamphetamine, and six white pills in the front center console.
Gutierrez was subsequently placed under arrest and transported to the Glenn County Jail for booking. The vehicle was released to the registered owner, Jennie Swope, of 301 Eighth Street, Orland.
It is unknown whether Gutierrez qualifies for a discount under a loyalty program offered by the jail.
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