Person of Interest Detained in Nancy Guthrie Case

UPDATE 5: Another letter was sent to TMZ, asking for Bitcoin in exchange for information about the suspect.

 

UPDATE 4: The person who was detained, identified only as Carlos, has been released and claims he had nothing to do with Nancy’s disappearance.

UPDATE 3: Video of detainment scene:

 

VIDEO OF DETAINMENT SCENE: Viewer submitted video of the traffic stop made in Rio Rico that led to the detainment of a person connected to the Nancy Guthrie case. (VIDEO: Krystal Bacica) pic.twitter.com/9Mf01lwNu0

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UPDATE 2: As per CNN: A search warrant is being executed at a home in Rio Rico, Arizona, in connection with the Nancy Guthrie case, a spokesperson with the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, Angelica Carrillo, told CNN.

 

UPDATE: The sheriff who has been handling the case released a statement:  “Earlier today, Pima County Sheriff’s Department deputies detained a subject during a traffic stop south of Tucson,” Sheriff Chris Nanos shared in a statement via X. “The subject is currently being questioned in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.”

He also revealed that a location connected to the subject is in the process of being searched.

 

TVGrapevine has just learned via ABC News and TMZ that a person of interest has been detained in the Nancy Guthrie case.

 

Very little information has been released as of press time.

 

As per ABC: The individual was detained in a location south of Tucson, the source said, and law enforcement is preparing to search a location associated with the individual.

 

TMZ is reporting that it is not believed that the person detained is a part of the Guthrie family.

 

Story developing…..