Shafter man faces life in prison

FRESNO, CA — A Shafter man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges.

United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that Santos Acevedo Gutierrez, 41, resident of Shafter, pleaded guilty yesterday to possession with attempt to distribute methamphetamine and agreed to the forfeiture of over $10,123.

According to court documents, on April 30, 2014 Kern County Sheriff Deputies executed a search warrant at Gutierrez’s home in Shafter, CA an