Law enforcement detained a person of interest on Tuesday in connection with the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the detainment in an X post on Tuesday night, writing, “Earlier today, Pima County Sheriff’s Department deputies detained a subject during a traffic stop south of Tucson. The subject is currently being questioned in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.”
Law enforcement was preparing to search a location related to the person of interest in Rio Rico, Arizona, on Tuesday.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI have been working on the case for over a week after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home on Feb. 1. The Tuesday night development in the case comes hours after the release of doorbell camera footage of a possible suspect in the disappearance.
FBI Director Kash Patel released images of a possible suspect who was tampering with the doorbell camera outside of Nancy Guthrie’s home while masked, saying later in a TV interview on Tuesday night that authorities were looking at multiple “persons of interest” in the case.
Nancy Guthrie, who is 84, relies on a specific medication for her health, giving the investigation some urgency, according to her family and investigators. She also has a pacemaker.
PATEL RELEASES DOORBELL CAMERA FOOTAGE OF POSSIBLE SUSPECT IN NANCY GUTHRIE’S DISAPPEARANCE
Savannah Guthrie reposted the images of the possible suspect caught on her mother’s doorbell camera on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon.
“We believe she is still alive. Bring her home. Anyone with information, please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department 520-351-4900,” Savannah Guthrie wrote.
