Illegal Beaner & Gang Member Jaime Gutierrez, 20, gets a year in prison for pulling a gun during a soccer altercation

An Albany Park man pleaded guilty today to a weapons charge after being arrested last summer when he pulled a gun and pointed it at players and their families during a soccer game near Montrose Harbor, prosecutors said.

Jaime Gutierrez, 20, pleaded guilty to aggravated unlawful use of a weapon before Cook County Criminal Court Judge Sharon Sullivan who sentenced him to one year in prison, said Lisa Gordon, a spokeswoman for the Cook County State's Attorney.


Gutierrez, of the 3600 block of West Leland Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood, was arrested July 29 and originally charged with unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, both felonies.

He was also charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct, possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card and possession of ammunition without a valid FOID card, police said.

Officers were called to a park near the harbor a little after 7 a.m. on July 29. Witnesses told officers that there had been an argument during a soccer game involving Gutierrez and some spectators, including children, and Gutierrez had pulled a gun from a red backpack, then put the gun in his waistband, prosecutors said. Gutierrez then walked up and down the field yelling, "I have a gun, I have a gun," to the players and their families, including children, police said.

When officers arrived, witnesses pointed Gutierrez out, and officers frisked him and found the gun, a 9mm Ruger P95DC, prosecutors said. The gun was loaded with three rounds, according to police, who said the incident occurred about 100 feet from a playlot.

Gutierrez told police he is a gang member.