Police have detained a person in connection to the kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie.
The Pima County Sheriff’s division, with help from the FBI, have introduced an individual in for questioning concerning the 84-year-old’s disappearance, legislation enforcement confirmed on Tuesday, February 10.
“Earlier at present, Pima County Sheriff’s Division deputies detained a topic throughout a trafic cease south of Tucson,” Sheriff Chris Nanos shared in an announcement by way of X. “The topic is at present being questioned in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation. Extra info shall be launched because it turns into accessible.”
A legislation enforcement official briefed on the investigation instructed ABC Information that police are additionally reportedly gearing as much as search a location related to the topic.
The information comes simply hours after the FBI launched black-and-white pictures and surveillance footage from Nancy’s house that confirmed a masked particular person with an obvious saved gun of their waistband seemingly attempting to interrupt a digicam by Nancy’s entrance door.
Us Weekly has reached out to the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s division.
FBI Director Kash Patel later addressed the footage in an announcement by way of X, writing, “New pictures within the seek for Nancy Guthrie. Over the past eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Division have been working carefully with our personal sector companions to proceed to recuperate any pictures or video footage from Nancy Guthrie’s house which will have been misplaced, corrupted, or inaccessible as a consequence of quite a lot of components – together with the elimination of recording gadgets. The video was recovered from residual knowledge situated in backend methods.”
He continued, “Working with our companions — as of this morning, legislation enforcement has uncovered these beforehand inaccessible new pictures exhibiting an armed particular person showing to have tampered with the digicam at Nancy Guthrie’s entrance door the morning of her disappearance.”
Savannah, 54, shared the pictures by way of her Instagram alongside a caption that learn, “We consider she continues to be alive. Deliver her house. Anybody with info, please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the Pima County Sheriff’s Division 520-351-4900.”
Her husband, Michael Feldmanadditionally spoke out in mild of the launched pictures. “Somebody on the market could acknowledge this particular person,” Feldman, 57, wrote by way of his personal Instagram account. “Please assist us. Deliver her house.”
Afterward Tuesday, a report printed by Individuals revealed that officers from each Pima County Sheriff’s Workplace and the FBI “have been seen looking the neighborhood” of Savannah’s sister, Annie Guthrieand “asking neighbors questions.” (Nancy is the mom of daughters Savannah and Annie in addition to son Carmon Guthrie.)
An extra report by TMZ alleged that TMZ had “seen exercise for the primary time within the Bitcoin account listed within the first ransom observe” that had been despatched to them. The report famous that the quantity wouldn’t be revealed “for numerous causes,” however the exercise allegedly passed off at round 4:00 PM PT.
Nancy was reported lacking by a member of the family who referred to as 911 on February 1. She was final seen sooner or later prior by Annie, as confirmed by Us Weekly the next day, after Annie and her husband, Tommaso Cionidropped Nancy to her house following a January 31 household dinner.
Within the days following Nancy’s disappearance, the particular person or individuals who allegedly took Nancy despatched one in all a number of ransom notes to a number of media retailers together with TMZ. The ransom observe requested for the Guthrie household to pay thousands and thousands of {dollars} in Bitcoin to an account.
Tucson ABC affiliate KGUN9 was one of many media retailers and reported on Sunday, February 8, that the observe “demanded that the Guthries pay them $6 million.”


