The suspect was arrested in connection to a string of stabbings that occurred in New Mexico‘s largest municipality while he was riding a BMX bike over the weekend. His criminal record includes a variety of felony offenses.
According to jail records, Tobias Gutierrez (42) was booked into Albuquerque jail for aggravated battery using a deadly weapon. He is currently being held without bail.
A man was lacerated to his hand by the attackers at 11:11 a.m. on Sunday. Albuquerque police responded an hour later to a report about a stabbing at a nearby smoke shop.
According to the Albuquerque Police Department, there were more stabbings along Central Avenue. At 2 p.m. another call was received regarding a man who tried to stab people outside of a convenience store.
Police said that two people were stabbed in their necks.
After two more stabbings, a witness reported to authorities that they saw a man riding a bicycle and carrying a large knife. A police officer witnessed the suspect throwing the weapon in a trashcan.
After a warrant was issued, it was discovered. All the victims were taken to hospital. Except for the two critically ill people, all other patients were stable.
Although Gutierrez was believed to have committed all stabbings according to authorities, he has been charged only in two of the incidents. Police said that further investigation is needed for the other incidents.
New Mexico court records indicate that he was also charged with drug possession and driving while impaired over the years.
According to records, Gutierrez did not appear in court in 2014 for driving with a suspended license. The court received a handwritten response from Gutierrez stating that he was currently in federal custody in another County and was trying to improve himself while in prison.
His federal sentence stemmed out of a case where he entered a tribal casino north Albuquerque with a revolver, ammunition and a firearm.
In 2020, he was released from federal custody.
