On December 29th, Fresno County Sheriff's deputies arrested 27-year old Geoffrey Guess and booked him into the Fresno County Jail.
Monday at around 8:30 am, deputies were dispatched to a call of a stolen 2003 GMC pickup truck. The owner tracked the GPS unit in the vehicle to be close to the 800 block of W. Sumner Ave. near Easton.
A friend of the owner, who was watching the truck’s movements, kept dispatchers updated as patrol deputies responded to the area. Deputies received several different GPS hits as the suspect, Geoffrey Guess, drove around. Approximately 20 minutes after the initial report was made, two deputies found the vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on W. Sumner Ave. As the deputies approached in their cars, Guess reversed the stolen truck and rammed one of the patrol units. He then pulled forward and went in reverse again. The other deputy quickly pulled around and used his patrol vehicle to strike the pickup to prevent it from causing more damage. Guess then jumped out of the truck and began to run through a vineyard. Deputies chased after him on foot and a short time later they were able to catch and arrest him. Deputies later found property inside the stolen truck and in the vineyard which did not belong to Guess or the owner of the truck.
Guess was booked on charges of grand theft, receiving stolen property and evading a peace officer. He is well-known to law enforcement and currently has active warrants out from a number of policing agencies.
Anyone with information on other possible crimes Geoffrey Guess may be tied to is asked to report it immediately. Call the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 600-3111 or Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867).