Kings deputies investigate homicide, make arrest and charge suspect

The Kings County Fire Department and Ambulance personnel provided medical treatment in an effort to save the male’s life. However, they were not able to revive the male and he was declared deceased at the scene. 

The sheriff’s department identified the victim as 52-year-old Scott Jeff of Lemoore. Deputies were dispatched to a disturbance earlier that morning in the area of Thomas Road and Saltgrass Drive, an incident involving Jeff and another man named Ivan Gutierrez.

Deputies had been canceled prior to arrival.   

Kings County Detective’s Unit arrived on the scene and took over the investigation. As detectives processed the crime scene, the suspect, Gutierrez, walked back into the area. Authorities contacted the suspect and discovered a knife in his possession. Deputies detained Gutierrez, who they may have been a possible suspect in the incident, and detained him. 

As the investigation unfolded, deputies arrested Gutierrez and booked him into the Kings County Jail. The Sheriff’s Department charged the suspect with homicide. His bail was set at $5,000,000.