YORK COUNTY – York County authorities made an arrest in a homicide case. On June 6, police responded to the first block of S. Main Street in Dover for a disturbance. A neighbor reported that a female at the address had asked her to call police. Upon arrival, officers made contact with 42-year-old William Emilio Torres Gautier, as well as a female and two small children to the rear of the residence. While speaking to Gautier, the female was observed signaling for help. As police tried to speak to the female, Gautier intervened and pushed a section of wooden fence at officers, striking one of them. Officers took Gautier into custody after a brief struggle. The woman indicated that her mother was in the home and needed help. Officers made entry and found 67 year old Lourdes Baez deceased in an upstairs bedroom. Gautier is facing homicide and other charges. He was taken to York County Prison.
