Prisoner Escapes from Reentry Facility in Los Angeles County

Published on October 12, 2024

LOS ANGELES—A 32-year-old repeat robbery offender remains on the loose Saturday after walking away from a community reentry program in Los Angeles County. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials discovered Justin Gutierrez had left the reentry facility without permission at 7:40 p.m. Friday after they received an alert regarding the removal of an ankle monitor, corrections officials said. Gutierrez was described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, 165 pounds, with hazel eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt and blue jeans, authorities said. On April 15, 2020, Gutierrez was sentenced to three years for second-degree robbery. In July 2023, he was sentenced to six years for robbery as a second striker, with that sentence to be served concurrently with his first offense, corrections officials said....