Photo: Constancio Gutierrez-Pelayo
Originally published as a Crescent City Police Department Facebook post –
“After an initial interview was attempted on 6-23-21 with Constancio Gutierrez-Pelayo, he fled the Crescent City area. Crescent City Police Officer Pearson had worked with the Del Norte County District Attorney’s Office to secure an arrest warrant for a felony violation of 261.5 (d) of the California Penal Code, prior to the attempted interview.
It states – “Any person 21 years of age or older who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is under 16 years of age is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three, or four years.” Officer Pearson immediately began attempting to track and locate Gutierrez-Pelayo.
Officer Pearson then worked with the Las Vegas Airport Police, the Barstow Police Department, and the California Highway Patrol while attempting to locate Gutierrez-Pelayo. On 7-16-2021 an Officer with the California Highway Patrol in Barstow arrested Gutierrez-Pelayo on his arrest warrant.
We are very thankful for all of the agencies who were quick to help to track down and arrest Gutierrez-Pelayo. We also received numerous investigative leads from citizens in the Crescent City and Del Norte County area.”
