Man's Foot Was Not Run Over By Joliet Police Car: Arrest Report

JOLIET — A 32-year-old Joliet man was arrested over the weekend in connection with allegations of disorderly conduct after Joliet police say Marco Gutierrez kept bothering them and lying that his foot was run over by a Joliet police car, when that didn't happen.

Gutierrez was arrested, processed and later released on a Notice to Appear in court on charges of obstructing a peace officer, resisting a peace officer and disorderly conduct.

Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English said that at 3:02 a.m., officers were at Los Gavenos Bar at 1101 North Hickory Street handling an altercation incident. Gutierrez approached the officers and began to interfere, English said.

Gutierrez appeared to be intoxicated and police believed he called 911 multiple times to report that an officer had run over his foot with a squad car and he needed an ambulance.

A Joliet Fire Department ambulance arrived, and Gutierrez refused to cooperate with paramedics and refused medical assistance, according to police.

A review of video footage indicated Gutierrez’s allegation of his foot being run over to be false, and he was advised to leave the area, English noted.

A short time later, the officers located Gutierrez sitting in the middle of North Broadway Street, at which time he ignored commands to get out of the street.

Officers assisted Gutierrez out of the roadway, but he walked past them to sit in the roadway again, police said. At this point, Gutierrez was placed into custody following a brief struggle, according to English.

Gutierrez had to be carried to a squad car as he refused to walk while in handcuffs, police said. He was taken and processed at the Joliet Police Department with no further issues.