Person of interest in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance detained for questioning in Arizona

A spokesperson says the FBI’s Proof Response Group is helping the Pima County Sheriff’s Division with a court-authorized search of a location in Rio Rico, Arizona. They mentioned the search is said to the Nancy Guthrie investigation and that regulation enforcement might be on the location for a number of hours. 

Rio Rico is situated south of Tucson and about 12 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border.

A senior Trump administration official advised CBS Information late Tuesday night time that the White Home is monitoring the state of affairs in Tucson intently. 

Earlier Tuesday, White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt had advised reporters that she and President had been reviewing the newest surveillance video and images, and that Mr. Trump’s preliminary response to the state of affairs was “pure disgust.” 

Deputies from the Pima County Sheriff’s Division “detained a topic throughout a visitors cease south of Tucson,” and that individual was being questioned in reference to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, the workplace mentioned. 

It didn’t specify if the individual detained Tuesday night time was the identical topic seen within the surveillance video launched earlier within the day.

Particulars of the operation to detain an individual of curiosity within the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie had been scant, however the individual was apparently taken into custody shortly on Tuesday night time. It was not clear what introduced regulation enforcement to the placement or the individual of curiosity.

An individual of curiosity has been detained in reference to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mom of “At this time” present co-host Savannah Guthrie, two regulation enforcement sources advised CBS Information. The had been detained in a metropolis south of Tucson, the sources mentioned.

It was not instantly clear if the individual detained was the identical individual seen in surveillance video and images launched by the FBI earlier Tuesday.

There was additionally no instant phrase on the whereabouts or situation of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who has been lacking for 10 days and was with out medicine her household mentioned she wanted to take day by day.

Earlier Tuesday, FBI Director Kash Patel shared images and videos of a topic within the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. The pictures, which had been recovered from the house safety carmera, confirmed an individual sporting a ski masks and gloves. The individual was carrying a backpack and appeared to additionally probably have a gun holstered on their belt.

The FBI and the sheriff’s division mentioned the pictures had been recovered from “residual knowledge situated in backend programs.” Two regulation enforcement sources advised CBS Information the FBI labored with Google to get the Nest digicam video

After these photographs had been launched, search and rescue groups, together with the FBI, started canvassing the close by neighborhood the place Nancy Guthrie’s different daughter, Annie Guthrie, lives. 

It was not instantly clear if the topic seen within the movies was the one that was detained Tuesday night time.

Members of the regional SWAT had been activated to work with the Pima County Sheriff’s Division on Tuesday night time, Oro Valley Police advised CBS Information.