Investigators in Arizona have confirmed that a person has been detained for questioning in connection with the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. In a post on Tuesday night on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said that deputies detained a person during a traffic stop south of Tucson. “Earlier today, Pima County Sheriff’s Department deputies detained a subject during a traffic stop south of Tucson,” Sheriff Chris Nanos said in the statement. “The subject is currently being questioned in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation.”As of 11:25 p.m. ET Tuesday, multiple news outlets, including CNN, NBC News and ABC News, were reporting that the sheriff’s department confirmed that deputies, with assistance from the FBI Evidence Response Team, were conducting a court-authorized search at an undisclosed location in Rio Rico, Arizona. According to the reports, the sheriff’s office said the search is connected to the Guthrie investigation, and that the search was expected to take several hours. Rio Rico is located around 60 miles south of Tucson and is north of the U.S.-Mexico border.The sheriff’s office said additional information would be released “as it becomes available.”Related video above: Earlier Friday, the FBI released surveillance video of a masked individual on Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night of her disappearance. It’s unclear if the person who was detained for questioning is the person seen in the video footage.Prior to the sheriff’s office releasing the statement, ABC News was first to report on Tuesday night that an individual was taken in for questioning by the sheriff’s office and the FBI.CNN reported that a law enforcement official, who was not named, made a point to stress that the person has not been charged. The development comes hours after the FBI released images and video of a masked person, wearing gloves, a backpack, and what appears to be a handgun holster outside Nancy Guthrie’s front door the night she disappeared.It’s unclear if the person who was detained is the person seen in video footage released by the FBI.The Associated Press reports that the FBI referred all questions about a person being detained to the sheriff’s department.Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Tucson-area home on Jan. 31, and has been missing for 10 days.
Investigators in Arizona have confirmed that a person has been detained for questioning in connection with the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.
In a post on Tuesday night on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said that deputies detained a person during a traffic stop south of Tucson.
“Earlier today, Pima County Sheriff’s Department deputies detained a subject during a traffic stop south of Tucson,” Sheriff Chris Nanos said in the statement. “The subject is currently being questioned in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation.”
As of 11:25 p.m. ET Tuesday, multiple news outlets, including CNN, NBC News and ABC News, were reporting that the sheriff’s department confirmed that deputies, with assistance from the FBI Evidence Response Team, were conducting a court-authorized search at an undisclosed location in Rio Rico, Arizona. According to the reports, the sheriff’s office said the search is connected to the Guthrie investigation, and that the search was expected to take several hours.
Rio Rico is located around 60 miles south of Tucson and is north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
The sheriff’s office said additional information would be released “as it becomes available.”
Related video above: Earlier Friday, the FBI released surveillance video of a masked individual on Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night of her disappearance. It’s unclear if the person who was detained for questioning is the person seen in the video footage.
Prior to the sheriff’s office releasing the statement, ABC News was first to report on Tuesday night that an individual was taken in for questioning by the sheriff’s office and the FBI.
CNN reported that a law enforcement official, who was not named, made a point to stress that the person has not been charged.
The development comes hours after the FBI released images and video of a masked person, wearing gloves, a backpack, and what appears to be a handgun holster outside Nancy Guthrie’s front door the night she disappeared.
It’s unclear if the person who was detained is the person seen in video footage released by the FBI.
The Associated Press reports that the FBI referred all questions about a person being detained to the sheriff’s department.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Tucson-area home on Jan. 31, and has been missing for 10 days.
