Driver Who Plowed into Sheriff Trainees in South Whittier Released

Graduates of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Academy Class 451 stand for the pledge of allegiance at their graduation ceremony at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif., on Aug. 21, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images

SOUTH WHITTIER, Calif.—The man suspected of swerving his SUV into a group of law enforcement cadets on a training run in South Whittier, injuring two dozen of them, was free from custody Nov. 18, with sheriff’s officials citing the extreme complexity of the investigation and the need to continue gathering evidence.

Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, of Diamond Bar, was released from jail shortly before 10 p.m. Nov. 17, according to the sheriff’s department. He had been in custody on $2 million bail on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer.