Press release from Asheville Police Department:
Asheville, NC (December 20, 2024): Asheville Police are looking for a man charged with Indecent Liberties With a Minor. The charges stem from a south Asheville sexual assault on a young child that was reported earlier in December.
Jose Arnoldo Gutierrez (10/11/1978) is described as a 46-year-old Hispanic male who may also go under the name Jose Pena. His last known address is in Arden.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Gutierrez, please contact APD at (828) 252-1110. To submit an anonymous tip, please use the TIP2APD smartphone application (search “Asheville PD” in your app store) or text TIP2APD to 847411.
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