Nancy Guthrie live updates: Person detained in disappearance case as FBI shares new photos and videos of masked man – UK Times

Police have cordoned off Camino Agosto, a road near Interstate 19 in Rio Rico, Arizona, as investigators carry out a search linked to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.

The area, about an hour south of Tucson and near the US-Mexico border, was blocked off Tuesday as officers worked at the scene.

A woman who identified herself as Josefina told CNN that authorities were searching her home after receiving a tip connected to the case. “They had somebody give a tip that the lady was in my house,” she said. “I told them you can go in and search my house, there is nobody there. I have nothing to hide.”

She said her son-in-law had been detained but insisted “he had nothing to do with that.”

“I’m sorry what’s happened to (the Guthries),” she added. “I don’t know her, I don’t know anything about their lives or what’s going on, but I’m so sorry – whoever took her, I hope she got back safe.”

FBI director Kash Patel said agents are examining multiple “persons of interest” in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, describing “substantial progress” in the past 36 to 48 hours.

Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Patel said: “We are looking at people who, as we say, are persons of interest,” adding that individuals remain under that designation until they are either eliminated or identified as culprits.

Patel did not specify who is under scrutiny but said the FBI’s technical capabilities and outreach to private-sector partners had helped identify individuals “in and around the area related to this event.”

He said the bureau’s first priority is finding Guthrie, 84, and then ensuring “anyone and any others involved in this kidnapping case” are brought to justice.

The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department are conducting a court-authorized search in Rio Rico, Arizona, in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, according to CNN.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office said the search, taking place about an hour south of Tucson, is being carried out with assistance from the FBI’s Evidence Response Team. The operation is expected to last several hours, officials added, with no further details about the location or what investigators are seeking.

A sheriff’s department spokeswoman confirmed the search is related to the investigation into Guthrie’s disappearance.

This development comes after deputies detained a person for questioning during a traffic stop in the same area earlier.

A person has been detained and is being questioned in connection with the apparent abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, authorities said.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a post on X that the subject was detained during a traffic stop south of Tucson and is “currently being questioned in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation.”

A senior law enforcement official said the individual was detained in Rio Rico, Arizona, near the US-Mexico border.

Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed deputies carried out the stop but did not say whether the person is considered a suspect. Authorities have also not indicated whether the individual is the same person seen in surveillance photos and video released earlier by the FBI.

“Additional information will be released as it becomes available,” the sheriff’s department said, adding no press conference is scheduled at this time.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and FBI have released several photos of a masked, “armed” individual, who appeared to have “tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning of her disappearance.”

See the full photos below:

Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have been outspoken about their mother’s disappearance over the last ten days.

Read more about the timeline of their video messages as the search continues:

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department told CNN they’ve been receiving an influx of calls since sharing new footage of a masked individual at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning she was abducted.

This comes after the agency asked the public to keep 911 lines open “for situations requiring immediate assistance.”

“We respectfully ask that only actionable tips be submitted through one of the following channels: 1-800-CALL-FBI, 88-CRIME, 520-351-4900, or tips.fbi.gov,” the agency said.

Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have shared multiple videos on social media over the last ten days as the search continues for their mother, Nancy Guthrie.

Savannah, along with her sister Annie Guthrie and brother Camron Guthrie, shared their first video via Instagram on Wednesday.

“We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen. Please reach out to us,” Savannah said in the video.

The next day, Camron shared his own video asking for his mother’s potential kidnapper to reach out.

The siblings then posted another brief video Friday evening.

“We received your message and we understand,” Savannah said in the video. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace.”

Now, Savannah has shared the new surveillance footage of the masked individual at her mother’s front door the morning she disappeared.

“Someone out there recognizes this person. We believe she is still out there. Bring her home,” she wrote on Instagram.

Police canvassed Annie Guthrie’s neighborhood today as the search continues for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, CNN reports.

Annie has appeared alongside her siblings, Savannah Guthrie and Camron Guthrie, in videos about their mother’s disappearance over the last week.