Man attempts to stab officers after Fresno standoff, PD says

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A antheral was arrested aft an hours-long standoff successful cardinal Fresno, according to the Fresno Police Department. 

Police accidental conscionable earlier 5 a.m., officers received a telephone of a home unit disturbance successful the 4600 artifact of Michigan Avenue adjacent Maple Avenue. When officers arrived, they contacted the suspect, arsenic good arsenic aggregate confidential victims.

“While attempting to instrumentality the fishy into custody, helium tried to battle the unfortunate and past assaulted officers. The fishy equipped himself with a weapon and attempted to stab officers arsenic they attempted to abstracted him from the victim,” said Fresno Police Department Captain Joe Alvarez.

According to Alvarez, officers were capable to get each of the victims retired of the location and abstracted them from the suspect. He past barricaded himself wrong the location for astir 2 and a fractional hours.

Police accidental astir 7:30 a.m., the suspect, identified by constabulary arsenic Evan Gutierrez, exited the home, challenged officers, and with the assistance of a K-9, was taken into custody. 

According to police, Gutierrez was taken into custody for a misdemeanor complaint of home violence. Violation of a restraining order, arsenic good arsenic battle with a deadly limb connected a constabulary officer.