Whipped Cream Difficulties

Alberto Gutierrez was married to Mayela Gutierrez Gil. The relationship was somewhat rocky, and Mr. and Mrs. Gutierrez decided to divorce.

The divorce itself was somewhat unpleasant. Mr. Gutierrez was charged with “making criminal threats, stalking and two counts of disobeying a domestic relations court order”. The stalking charge was dismissed by a judge, who also threw out one of the two counts of disobeying a court order. Mr. Gutierrez was acquitted by a jury on the other counts.

So what? Well, it seems that Mrs. Gutierrez was romantically involved with Detective Phillip Solano of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

…during Gutierrez’s criminal trial, information surfaced that the man’s wife, Mayela Gutierrez Gil, and the detective were Facebook friends who had exchanged messages and calls. “How are you precious? I miss you a lot,” read one from the detective, according to Gutierrez’s attorney, Arnoldo Casillas.

Mr. Gutierrez sued LACSO, detective Solano, and another LACSO deputy, Russell Verduzco. Verduzco was accused of “conspiring with Solano to cover up evidence that showed Gutierrez’s wife was in fact the one making threats against him.”

The jury awarded Mr. Gutierrez $457,500.

Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said Solano will now face an internal affairs investigation. Although, he said, sheriff’s officials “believe we have very strong grounds for an appeal, so that’s going to be carefully considered.”

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