Uncooperative Burglary Suspect Causes Over $6,500 in Damages to Home and Assaults Deputies During Arrest
Spokane Valley Deputies responded to the report of a possible burglary in progress at a residence near 5th Avenue and S. McKinnon Road. The male suspect refused to surrender and made his way onto the roof, ignoring commands and use-of-force warnings. Attempts to de-escalate the situation and coax the suspect into surrendering were ineffective. Eventually, Deputies tried to take the suspect into custody, but he violently resisted, biting a Deputy twice and kicking another. He was later booked into jail on several felony and misdemeanor charges.
On June 24, 2025, at approximately 7:20 am, Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a reported burglary in progress at a residence near 5th Avenue and S. McKinnon Road. A neighbor reported seeing a male, later identified as 31-year-old Guillermo Gutierres-Ortiz, going in and out of the home. At one point, Gutierres-Ortiz appeared to try to start a fire or had some kind of torch or welding equipment. The neighbor added that Gutierres-Ortiz appeared high or intoxicated and was not supposed to be at the house.
Deputies arrived within minutes, observed Gutierres-Ortiz inside the residence, and quickly established a perimeter around the area. A fully marked patrol car, with its emergency lights energized, was positioned at the driveway, and Deputies gave multiple PA announcements advising Gutierres-Ortiz to exit the home. They even used their sirens to try to gain Gutierres-Ortiz’s attention and, ultimately, his compliance, but unfortunately, Gutierres-Ortiz ignored all of these efforts and did not surrender.
A Deputy, a Crisis Negotiator, arrived and tried to communicate with Gutierres-Ortiz, but these attempts were unsuccessful.
After approximately 30 minutes, Deputies opened the front door and provided additional announcements and warnings as they continued to try to de-escalate the situation. Instead of surrendering, Gutierres-Ortiz leaned out of a second-story window and yelled at Deputies that he was fixing the home and didn’t have time to deal with them. He was instructed several more times to exit the residence, but instead, he climbed out of the window and onto the roof.
Concerned about his safety, Deputies told Gutierres-Ortiz to come down, but he restated he was there to work and refused. He would not identify himself verbally and threw his WA license to the ground.
Deputies continued efforts to contact the homeowner as they worked to gain compliance from Gutierres-Ortiz.
At approximately 8:15 am, Deputies advised Gutierres-Ortiz that he was under arrest for Obstructing their burglary investigation. However, Gutierres-Ortiz chose to remain uncooperative and would not surrender.
During this time, Deputies did not know if Gutierres-Ortiz was armed with a weapon (firearm, knife, other), but they did observe a machete sheath inside the house, a large flashlight in Gutierres-Ortiz’s pocket and, while on the roof, watched him place a chimney brick at his feet, possibly staging it for use against Deputies at some point.
At approximately 8:30 am, Deputies contacted the homeowner, who confirmed no one should be at the location. He also stated that he did not know Gutierres-Ortiz, and he wished to pursue charges against him.
With probable cause established to charge Gutierres-Ortiz with Burglary (felony) and Obstructing (misdemeanor), he again was advised that he was under arrest and needed to follow commands, but he continued to refuse. Due to safety concerns with Gutierres-Ortiz on a pitched roof, his continued uncooperative behavior, and knowing he was armed with at least a large flashlight and had access to a brick, Deputies gave additional warnings that they would use less-lethal options if he did not comply.
Still defiant, Deputies deployed pepper balls and later beanbag munitions, which seemed to have some effect, but he still would not follow lawful commands. However, he moved to a position on the roof near an elevated covered patio that was under construction. When Deputies grabbed and pulled him off the roof to the elevated platform, Gutierres-Ortiz violently resisted arrest, swinging/punching at Deputies, who struggled to place him in handcuffs. During this physical and dangerous fight, Gutierres-Ortiz bit a Deputy twice and violently kicked another before they could put him in handcuffs.
He continued to struggle and fight Deputies as they tried to restrain and safely remove him from the elevated platform. He was eventually placed into additional restraints and provided medical attention, where he continued to fight Deputies and medical responders.
Afterward, Deputies seized Gutierres-Ortiz’s truck pending a search warrant.
The victim arrived and estimated the cost to repair the damage caused by Gutierres-Ortiz at over $6,500.
The Deputy, bitten on both hands, was thankfully wearing nylon gloves. Still, apparent bite marks were observed on each of the Deputy’s hands, but the skin was not broken. Both Deputies received medical attention at the scene and returned to work.
After being medically cleared, Gutierres-Ortiz was transported to the Spokane County Jail and booked on charges of Residential Burglary, Malicious Mischief 1st Degree, three counts of Assault 3rd Degree (Assault on LE), Resisting Arrest, and Obstructing.
Gutierres-Ortiz is expected to appear in Spokane County Superior Court this afternoon.
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