52-year-old Jorge Gutierrez Iglesias invited Roberto Mendoza over for “dinner and drinks” Saturday evening, and at some point he says his dinner guest just “went crazy”, forcing him to slash at him with a 12-inch kitchen knife, leaving the victim with a deep gash in his right arm and swelling beneath his eye, and a cut on his wrist. Police say both parties were “heavily intoxicated” and neither would give a true explanation for what happened or any attempt to justify the assault. Iglesias is free on a $10,000 bond.
| COMPLAINT: |
| 2021-0607287 |
| ARREST WARRANT / AFFIDAVIT: |
| ON 11/27/2021, POLICE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF AN ASSAULT WITH A KNIFE AT 714 DUE WEST AV N. UPON POLICE ARRIVAL CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTED WITH A ROBERTO MENDOZA. MR. MENDOZA HAD A DEEP GASH IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM, A SWOLLEN BRUISE BENEATH HIS RIGHT EYE, AND A SMALL CUT ON HIS LEFT WRIST. POLICE ATTEMPTED TO GET A STATEMENT FROM HIM AS TO WHAT HAPPENED, BUT HE WAS FAR TOO INEBRIATED TO EVEN SPEAK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO SKYLINE HOSPITAL BY N.F.D. MEDICS. POLICE LATER ATTEMPTED A SECOND TIME AT THE HOSPITAL, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK. MR. GUTIERREZ (DEFENDANT) STATED THAT HE RESIDES AT THE LOCATION AND THAT HE HAD MR. MENDOZA OVER FOR DINNER AND DRINKS. HE STATED THAT THEY WERE BOTH DRINKING HEAVILY. HE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE KITCHEN HOLDING A KNIFE BECAUSE HE WAS CUTTING MEAT WHEN MR. MENDOZA “WENT CRAZY”. POLICE USED A FLUENT TRANSLATOR TO GATHER A STATEMENT FROM MR. GUTIERREZ, BUT HE WAS HEAVILY SLURRING HIS SPEECH AND HAD TROUBLE EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPENED. HE STATED THAT WHEN MR. MENDOZA “WENT CRAZY”, HE STARTED PUSHING HIM. HE STATED THAT MR. MENDOZA WAS UNARMED WHEN HE WAS PUSHING HIM. HE STATED THAT IN RESPONSE TO THIS, HE USED THE KNIFE THAT HE WAS HOLDING AND STARTED SLASHING AT MR. MENDOZA CAUSING THE INJURIES THAT MR. MENDOZA RECEIVED. HE STATED THAT HE THEN CALLED THE POLICE BECAUSE MR. MENDOZA NEEDED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. POLICE COLLECTED THE KNIFE WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES IN LENGTH. POLICE ALSO PHOTOGRAPHED A SMALL POOL OF BLOOD ON THE FLOOR WHERE THE ALLEGED INCIDENT OCCURRED. DUE TO MR. GUTIERREZ’S STATEMENT AND LACK OF EXPLANATION AS TO WHY HE FELT JUSTIFIED TO USE DEADLY FORCE, POLICE HAD PROBABLE CAUSE TO CHARGE HIM WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. |
| PROSECUTOR: |
| BENJAMIN WILLIAMS |
| SIGNED BY COMMISSIONER / JUDGE: |
| CHRIS SANDERS HOFSTETTER |
| VICTIM: |
| ROBERTO MENDOZA |
| CASE | CHARGE | BOND |
|---|---|---|
| GS957053 | AGGRAVATED ASSAULT | 10000 |
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| DEFENDANT: | GUTIERREZ IGLESIAS, JORGE A |
| AKA(s): | JORGE GUTIERREZ IGLESIAS |
| ADDRESS: | 714 DUE WEST AVE N MADISON, TN 37115 |
| JMS ID: | 967188 |
| CONTROL ID: | 605297 |
| SEX: | M |
| RACE: | WHITE |
| DOB: | 04/12/1969 (52) |
| ADMITTED: | 11/27/2021 07:15 PM |
| RELEASED: | 11/28/2021 |
| BOND VIA: | BROOKE’S BAIL BONDING |
