Driver Arrested After Mowing Down A Group Of Law Enforcement Recruits In The Los Angeles Area Injuring 25 Has Been Released From Prison
The man arrested for allegedly driving a vehicle into a group of law enforcement recruits in Whittier, California, was released from jail Thursday night, but the sheriff’s department insists they did nothing wrong. Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, was released from custody at 9:49 p.m., according to jail records, citing an insufficient complaint. Gutierrez is still considered a suspect in the case, and the decision to release him was made because investigators want more time to gather evidence to bring to the District Attorney’s office for charges, not because they believe a mistake was made, a County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said....