Person detained for questioning released as search for Nancy Guthrie continues
Where things stand
• Detained person released: Authorities have released a person detained for questioning in Rio Rico, about 60 miles south of Tucson, CNN affiliate KNXV reported. Authorities earlier searched a car and a home in the city. Nancy Guthrie’s whereabouts remain unknown, according to a law enforcement source.
• Surveillance video: The FBI released doorbell camera footage from outside Nancy Guthrie’s front door taken the night she disappeared, showing a masked, armed person. Separately, FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency is looking at “persons of interest” in the case.
• Pleas for help: “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie posted another message from her family saying they believe their mother is still alive. You can submit actionable tips by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI, 88-CRIME or 520-351-4900, or visiting tips.fbi.gov.
Search of Rio Rico property is complete, authorities say
From CNN’s Karina Tsui and Martin Goillandeau
Investigators have completed their search of a property in Rio Rico, Arizona, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement just before 1 a.m. Wednesday local time.
The Nancy Guthrie investigation is ongoing, the sheriff’s department added, without sharing any further details.
Tuesday night, authorities said a search warrant was being executed at a home in Rio Rico — which is about 60 miles south of Tucson near the Mexico border.
Person detained for questioning has now been released, KNXV reporter says
The person who was detained for questioning in the Nancy Guthrie investigation has now been released, CNN affiliate KNXV reported early Wednesday.
Law enforcement on Tuesday detained a person for questioning, after pulling them up at a traffic stop in Rio Rico, an hour’s drive south of Tucson, near the US border with Mexico.
CNN has reached out to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and FBI.
The detention was based on investigative leads, but the person was not charged, a law enforcement official told CNN at the time.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday that investigators had completed their search of a property in Rio Rico.
Man detained for questioning in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “TODAY” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was dropped off at her home outside Tucson, Arizona, the night of Jan. 31.
