Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Suspect: Stanley Speer, 53 years old, Ventura
Victim: Vincent David Gutierrez, 24 years old, Ventura

On August 20, 2008, Detectives from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau arrested Stanley Speer for the murder of Vincent Gutierrez. Gutierrez was shot to death in a field near the 600 block of Rocklite Road in the unincorporated area of Ventura on May 20, 2003. The Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau conducted an extensive investigation into the murder, which lead to the arrest of Speer.

The Ventura County District Attorney’s office filed murder charges against Speer, along with special allegations of committing a crime for the benefit of a street gang. There is no evidence linking the victim to any gang. Speer is in custody at the Ventura County Jail with a bail amount of $610,000. Speer’s case is set for a preliminary hearing on December 12, 2008.