Person Detained for Questioning in Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, Sheriff’s Office Confirms
A man was arrested for questioning Tuesday evening in connection with the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie. The arrest came after the FBI released surveillance videos of a masked person carrying a handgun holster outside Guthrie’s front door the night she disappeared from her Arizona home.
It has not been determined whether the man who was arrested for questioning, nine days after the 84-year-old mother of American television host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing, is the same person seen on surveillance video.
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AP reports that officers arrested the person during a traffic stop south of Tucson, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. The outlet released some specific details about the arrest:
The department and the FBI were conducting a court-authorized search Tuesday evening in Rio Rico, about an hour’s drive south of Tucson, the department said in a statement. This was to take several hours.
The ministry did not immediately provide details on the person or location. The FBI referred questions to the sheriff’s office.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department arrested the man questioned by law enforcement during a traffic stop south of Tucson, the agency said.
“The subject is currently being questioned in connection with the Nancy Guthrie investigation,” the department said, according to an NBC report.
As Breitbart News reported, Guthrie disappeared on February 1 and since then the case has received national attention.
Tuesday’s arrest marks first significant breakthrough in investigation into the fate of the “Today” show host’s mother Savannah Guthrie or find out who was responsible.
More to come…
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