SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, that a conviction was obtained against Osman Gutierrez, 38, on multiple felony counts of possession for sale of narcotics for drug dealing in the Tenderloin District in four cases.
Gutierrez was convicted of possession for sale of fentanyl (H&S 11351), possession for sale of methamphetamine (H&S 11378), two counts of possession for sale of cocaine base, one count of violating a court order and one count of simple possession of cocaine base. The Court found true allegations that the defendant committed two of these counts while released on his own recognizance during the pendency of those cases.
According to testimony and other evidence presented at trial, on January 17, 2023, at approximately 12:36 p.m., Gutierrez was arrested after SFPD officers saw him attempt to make a hand-to-hand narcotics transaction near UN Plaza. At the time of this arrest, he had 14.3 grams of fentanyl, 6.7 grams of methamphetamine and $233 in US Currency.
While that case was pending, he was arrested again on August 16, 2023, at approximately 2:28 p.m. by officers near the entrance to a BART Station on Seventh Street and Market Street. At the time of this arrest, he had 12.6 grams of cocaine base and $130 in U.S. dollars. He was also subject to a stay away order from this location as a condition of release from his January 2023 case.
Less than one month later, he was arrested again while released on two pending narcotics sales cases on September 13, 2023, at approximately 2:13 p.m. on the unit block of Eighth Street. At the time of this arrest, he had 9.8 grams of cocaine base and $225 in U.S. Currency and active warrants for failure to appear and violation of pretrial conditions on his previous cases.
On August 30, 2024, he was arrested a fourth time at approximately 7:41 p.m. on the 500 block of Hyde Street after he was seen engaged in two hand-to-hand narcotics transactions with two separate individuals. At the time of this arrest, he had 1.7 grams of cocaine base and $619 in U.S. Currency.
“This verdict is a testament to the continued efforts against the open-air drug market by the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center (DMACC) and Tenderloin Plainclothes Unit,” said Assistant District Attorney En-Ta Tu. “This verdict also demonstrates the efforts to stop repeat offenders from continuously selling on the streets in violation of the law and court orders.”
Gutierrez is currently in custody pending sentencing which is scheduled for May 30, 2025.
