BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — An hours-long standoff ended in the arrest of a man who was allegedly seen hitting a woman outside a home in northeast Bakersfield.
Bakersfield police say a neighbor called police after he reportedly witnessed a man hit a woman with brass knuckles in the 100 block of Loma Linda Drive around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday night. The neighbor says he tried to intervene but the man pointed a gun at him.
The man was later identified as 43-year-old Juan Gutierrez.
When police arrived, Gutierrez ran into the house with a 10-year-old girl inside the home.
The SWAT team arrived on the scene around 9 p.m.
Officials say just after midnight police took Gutierrez into custody without incident. Police say the girl was not harmed.
Gutierrez was arrested on charges associated with the domestic violence.
