Driver who crashed into Los Angeles sheriff’s recruits released from custody

Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez was arrested after the Wednesday incident, but has been freed while the case is being investigated

A 22-year-old southern California driver who plowed into a group of Los Angeles county sheriff's department recruits on a run, injuring dozens, has been released from custody as authorities investigate the incident.

Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer after the Wednesday morning crash, which the sheriff said investigators think was a deliberate act". The Diamond Bar resident was released late on Thursday.