A man was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon Sunday according to Carlsbad Police.
Officers received a call around 12:30 p.m. about Alejandro Gutierrez, 30. Gutierrez first walked into Marshall Goddard's home through his garage in the 1700 block of Nerine Way and told him someone was trying to kill him. Goddard called the police and Gutierrez took off down the street.
He then entered a home in the 6400 block of Lilium Way, a gated community in Carlsbad, and fought with the homeowner as he attempted to keep him out of his home witnesses said.
The family, which included two young children, had locked themselves in the master bedroom by the time officers found them. They told officers Gutierrez grabbed a butcher knife from their kitchen and threatened them with it.
Gutierrez hid in a bedroom down the hall from the family. Officers escorted the family to safety and got Gutierrez out of the bedroom. They found the knife in the room.
"It could have been so bad today for a community that's so quiet and peaceful," one neighbor told NBC 7.
Gutierrez may also have had a gun according to a witness.
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After arriving at the Carlsbad Police Department Gutierrez attempted to get out of the police car and resisted officers when they tried to restrain him.
He was booked into the Vista Detention Center for assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, branding a weapon, resisting a peace officer and attempted escape.
"You think it couldn't happen, but it did today, to us," Goddard said. He's thankful the police arrived quickly and that nobody was hurt.
