SUSPECT IN SPRING VALLEY ATTACK FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED MURDER

DNA match found in cold case leads to conviction

December 20, 2010 – Jorge M. Gutierrez has been convicted of attempted murder for shooting Javier Carillo, over four years ago during an attempted robbery in Spring Valley. Carillo suffered serious injuries to his lower torso when he was shot in March 2006 in the 900 block of Harness Street in Spring Valley. The victim was in and out of the hospital for the next six months, but has since recovered.

The case had gone inactive after all leads were exhausted. But in 2007, a DNA match from evidence left at the scene identified Gutierez as the suspect and an arrest warrant was issued. On December 7, 2009, he was arrested after attempting to cross the border illegally.

The collabroative efforts of the Lemon Grove Sheriff's Department and Homeland Security were able to bring prosecution to the suspect and closure to the victim. On December 13, 2010, On the suspect was found guilty of attempted murder and will be facing more than 30 years in prison.