People v. Guillen CA4/3

FACTS

Guillen and LSG met in 1993. They were together from 1993 until 2021 and had three daughters. LSG reported that on October 17, 2021, Guillen became upset when she came home late from a trip out of town. She said he pulled her into their house through the front door, pushed her twice with his hands around her neck, and told her: “From here, you don’t leave alive. You leave dead.” She alleged he put a screw and nails in the back door to the house so she could not leave. One of LSG’s daughters, who was outside the house while this was taking place, called the police, who arrived during the dispute. LSG left with her daughter and went to a hotel. Two days later, LSG filed for a restraining order. The requested restraining order was issued on November 4, 2021. The order directed Guillen to have no contact

1 All statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 with LSG and to stay at least 100 yards away from the house where he had lived with

LSG.

After the restraining order was issued, Guillen allegedly violated it several times. The first alleged violation arose out of an incident on November 26, 2021, when LSG arrived at her house to find Guillen parked across the street. He…