William Emilio Torres Gautier killed mother-in-law: A 42-year-old man in Pennsylvania was arrested this week for allegedly torturing and killing his 67-year-old mother-in-law inside their family home.
William Emilio Torres Gautier was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault — fear of imminent serious bodily injury, terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, and abuse of a corpse in the slaying of Lourdes Ramos Baez, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.
William Emilio Torres Gautier and the home where he allegedly tortured and killed his mother-in-law (York County Jail, WGAL screenshot)William Emilio Torres Gautier killed mother-in-law: Cops
According to a press release from the Northern York County Regional Police Department, officers on Tuesday afternoon responded to a call regarding a “disturbance” at a home in the 100 block of South Main Street in Dover, Pennsylvania, about 100 miles west of Philadelphia.
When police arrived, they found Gautier, his wife and their two small children in the rear of the home.
While speaking to Gautier, his wife was seen signaling for help, police said.
“The female indicated that her mother was in the home and needed help,” police said.
Police said when they were speaking with the family, Gautier’s wife stood behind him and was seen “mouthing the words ‘help me,”” Lancaster NBC affiliate WGAL-TV reported. But when police tried to engage with Gautier’s wife, he allegedly became upset.
“As officers attempted to speak to the female, Gautier intervened and pushed a section of wooden fence at officers, striking one of them,” the release states. “The officers took Gautier into custody after a brief struggle.”
During the struggle, police say Gautier pushed and spit on an officer, then broke the squad car’s window and camera system.
Following Gautier’s arrest, officers found Baez’s body amid a grisly crime scene.
