THE INCIDENT THAT LED TO THE ARREST IN ALBUQUERQUE THURSDAY MORNING OF A SUSPECT ON 7TH STREET NEAR DOWNTOWN STARTED WHEN OFFICERS NOTICED THE LICENSE PLATES ON A VEHICLE WERE STOLEN. OFFICER FRED DURAN TELLS US THE OTHER OFFICERS SPOTTED THE STOLEN PLATES ON A VEHICLE NEAR 6TH STREET AND I-40. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS BEING STOLEN AS WELL.
THEY TRIED TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP BUT THE DRIVER, 21 YEAR OLD ANGEL GUTIERREZ, REFUSED. DURAN SAYS THEY CALLED IN AIR SUPPORT, WHICH TRACKED THE VEHICLE TO 7TH NEAR ASPEN, WHERE GUTIERREZ CRASHED. HE SAYS GUTIERREZ GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN TOWARD THE RAIL YARD, INJURING HIMSELF CLIMBING OVER THE RAZOR WIRE FENCE.
GUTIERREZ WAS TRACKED TO A ROOFTOP WHERE HE REFUSED TO OBEY OFFICERS’ ORDERS TO COME DOWN … SO SWAT WAS CALLED IN. GUTIERREZ ALSO CLAIMED TO HAVE A WEAPON. DURAN SAYS HE TRIED TO HURT HIMSELF AND TO GET OFFICERS TO HURT HIM, SO THE CRISIS NEGOTIATION TEAM WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE.
GUTIERREZ WAS ARRESTED AROUND 2:30 AM AND HAD TO BE TREATED FOR INJURIES FROM GOING OVER THE RAZOR WIRE FENCE.
