Gutierrez pleads not guilty in Lebanon shooting

Susan Gutierrez remains jailed on $400G bail

Susan Gutierrez, who along with her boyfriend are charged in the shooting of a Lebanon man in his Second Street home in January, pleaded not guilty to the charges at her arraignment this week in York County Superior Court.

Gutierrez, 48, of Epping and Ronald Bauer are accused of conspiring to rob a house in Lebanon for money and items to fence, but when Bauer was confronted by homeowner Richard Potorski as he returned home for lunch he was allegedly shot in the shoulder by Bauer, who then fled in Potorski’s SUV.

Gutierrez, who allegedly waited in her BMW convertible at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 202 in East Rochester for Bauer to do the dirty work, met up with her boyfriend at the Big Lots on Milton Road where they made off with some stolen belongings but no cash.

About a week later they were arrested in Somersworth. Bauer was returned to a New Hampshire State Prison for parole violations, while Gutierrez wound up at the York County Jail in Alfred on $400,000 bail where she remains today.

Gutierrez is charged with elevated aggravated assault, a Class A felony; and hindering apprehension, a Class B felony.

Bauer has no file at York County Superior Court as he has not made an appearance there.

No date has been set for Gutierrez’ next court appearance.

Potorski was paralyzed from the mid-chest down due to the shooting.