Nancy Guthrie cops investigate abductor’s ‘pinky ring’ spotted under glove in doorbell footage as NEW ‘sophisticated’ ransom note comes to light


Investigators in Nancy Guthrie’s case have turned their attention toward a pinky ring that they believe her alleged abductor was wearing in the chilling doorbell camera footage taken before she vanished.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said on Tuesday that the unknown male suspect seen on the porch of her Tucson, Arizona home appeared to be wearing a ring under his black gloves.

‘I look at the same photo you look at and I get it, I see it,’ Nanos told NBC News, referring to the mysterious figure who was seen in the clip. 

‘I’m going to give that to my team. They’ll look at that. They’ll analyze it and we’ll see. Maybe, maybe it is.’

Meanwhile TMZ announced on Wednesday that it has received a new ‘sophisticated’ ransom note in connection to missing Nancy, who is the mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie.

It comes as the search for the 84-year-old enters its 17th day, with still no sign of a suspect or person of interest.

‘We have received yet another ransom demand—this one is sophisticated and puts the media right in the middle of it,’ TMZ wrote in an Instagram post. 

The latest letter demands another large amount of money, but in another cryptocurrency form other than the previously requested $6 million in bitcoin, per the outlet. 

Nancy Guthrie cops investigate abductor’s ‘pinky ring’ spotted under glove in doorbell footage as NEW ‘sophisticated’ ransom note comes to light

Police are now looking at a suspected pinky ring that they believe Nancy Guthrie’s alleged kidnapper was wearing in the doorbell footage

Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on February 1 from her home in Tucson, Arizona

Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on February 1 from her home in Tucson, Arizona

The email also ‘graphically describes the consequences if the ransom isn’t paid,’ the report stated. 

The message included a cryptocurrency account number which differs from one that was originally sent in previous ransom demands.

The outlet also revealed that the FBI has contacted law enforcement in Mexico, though the expansion of the investigation has not yielded any new leads. 

The latest update in the mysterious investigation comes after a similar glove found two miles from Nancy’s home failed to match DNA found inside of her property, officials said. 

Nanos said the glove offered no new leads after failing to match the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) – a national archive of all DNA from arrestees nationwide.

The singular glove was discovered on Sunday and became a briefly regarded piece of evidence in the ongoing case.

Several leads and pieces of evidence have popped up along the way, but none of them have stuck. 

Persons of interest were previously taken in for questioning, but later released. A number of ransom notes, including several sent to TMZ, have also been revealed. 

Nancy was last seen on the night of January 31 after going to her eldest daughter's house for dinner and a game night

Nancy was last seen on the night of January 31 after going to her eldest daughter’s house for dinner and a game night

Nancy was last seen on the night of January 31 after going to her eldest daughter’s house for dinner and a game night. 

Her daughter Annie’s husband, Tommaso Cioni, then drove her back home, just a few miles away. 

Cioni told police he watched his mother-in-law enter her garage door that night. 

Hours later, around 2.12am, Nancy’s Nest doorbell camera detected a person on camera. 

Around 2.30am Nancy’s Apple Watch and iPhone stopped syncing with her pacemaker. 

She was reported missing at around 11am after local church friends grew worried after Nancy failed to show up for services.

They then notified her family, leading her relatives to check on her home. 

After not locating her, the family dialed 911 and reported her missing. She has not been seen or heard from since. 

Savannah shared a somber video to Instagram, begging her mother's captors to 'do the right thing'

 Savannah shared a somber video to Instagram, begging her mother’s captors to ‘do the right thing’

Her heartbroken children have taken to social media multiple times pleading for their mother’s safe return home. 

On Sunday night, Savannah shared a somber video to Instagram, begging her mother’s captors to ‘do the right thing’.

‘And I wanted to say to whoever has her or knows where she is that it’s never too late, and you’re not lost or alone, and it is never too late to do the right thing,’ the Today Show host said. 

‘We are here and we believe, and we believe in the essential goodness of every human being, and it’s never too late,’ she concluded the video, which she captioned ‘bring her home’.


Gun store owner says FBI asked him to check firearm sales against list of names, pics in Nancy Guthrie case



An Arizona gun store owner says an FBI agent asked him to review recent firearm purchases tied to a list of nearly two dozen people, as the search for Nancy Guthrie continues into a third week.

Phillip Martin, co-owner of Armor Bearer Arms in Tucson, told Fox News’ Amalia Roy that an FBI agent visited his store with three pages of approximately 18 to 24 individuals with corresponding photos and names.

The agent, Martin said, asked to check whether any of those people had purchased a firearm from his store within the past year.

“He actually had given me a list of paper, list of people that had pictures and names on it, and he wanted to know if I could help him pull up in my system if any of these people have purchased a gun in the last year,” Martin said.

Martin said he initially questioned the request but ultimately agreed to help out of concern for Guthrie’s family.

“I felt bad for the family. Anything that could help them find the person I was willing to help,” he said.

The armed suspect wanted in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie outside her home on Feb. 1, 2026. FBI
NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie and her mother Nancy. via REUTERS

Martin said he entered each last name into his store’s electronic records system, which would display identifying information if the individual had made a purchase.

He said none of the names returned a match for firearm purchases within the past year.

According to Martin, the agent told him investigators planned to visit additional gun stores to determine whether anyone on the list had recently bought a weapon.

On Tuesday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos disputed reports that authorities have narrowed the suspect pool to a few dozen individuals.

Phillip Martin, co-owner of Armor Bearer Arms in Tucson, speaks to Fox News after he was questioned about his customers by FBI agents. Fox News

During an interview with Fox News’ Jonathan Hunt, Nanos denied that investigators had focused on a specific group.

“That’s not true,” Nanos said when asked whether authorities had identified around 40 people as potential suspects.

“We haven’t narrowed it down to anything other than we have pieces of evidence that we’re looking at to try to find this individual,” Nanos said.

Tents set up outside Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2026. Getty Images

Nancy Guthrie disappearance timeline:

Jan. 31, 2026

• Between 9:30–9:45 p.m. – Family drops Nancy off at home

• 9:50 p.m. – Garage door closes (per authorities)

Feb. 1, 202

• 1:47 a.m. – Doorbell camera disconnects

• 2:12 a.m. – Security camera detects motion

• 2:28 a.m. – Pacemaker disconnects from phone application

• 11:56 a.m. – Family checks on Nancy after she misses weekly church livestream gathering

• 12:03 p.m. — 911 called

• 12:15 p.m. — Sheriff’s deputies arrive at home

Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner contributed to this report.


Nancy Guthrie case could be ‘burglary gone wrong’ as investigators believe missing 84-year-old could still be alive: Live updates


Nancy Guthrie case could be ‘burglary gone wrong’ as investigators believe missing 84-year-old could still be alive: Live updates

A growing number of investigators are said to be probing the possibility that Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping on February 1 began as a burglary gone wrong.

One person familiar with the ongoing investigation into Guthrie’s disappearance told Arizona Family on Sunday that police are looking at the possibility that a man caught tampering with her Nest doorbell camera may have just been trying to burglarize the $1 million home in Tucson, Arizona.

If that were the case, the source said there is hope that the 84-year-old could still be alive even as the search for her extends into a third consecutive week without any arrests.

Several people have been questioned in connection with her disappearance, but were later released. A series of ransom notes have also been sent to media outlets, including TMZ, demanding at least $6 million in bitcoin from the Guthrie family. 

Authorities are now waiting for confirmation on DNA samples from an unknown male profile that was lifted from a glove that the FBI has said ‘appears to match’ the pair the suspect was seen wearing in the shocking doorbell surveillance footage.

It was found last week near Nancy’s home along with several other gloves, which were sealed in evidence bags by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, and shipped overnight for testing at a private lab in Florida.

Nearly 16 gloves were collected near her home, and most of them were used and discarded by searchers at the site, the FBI told the Daily Mail. 

But one of the gloves is different from the rest and appears to match the ones the unidentified masked captor was wearing in the doorbell video captured at Nancy’s front porch, the FBI said.

DNA results usually take about 24 hours to come back

Follow along for more details as the investigation unfolds. 

Abduction could be burglary gone wrong

A source with knowledge of the investigation has told Arizona Family’s true crime correspondent Briana Whitney there is a growing belief among investigators that Nancy Guthrie’s abduction on February 1 was a burglary gone wrong.

If that is the case, they believe there is a possibility the 84-year-old could still be alive.

The hypothesis comes after multiple experts who reviewed Guthrie’s doorbell camera footage from the night of her disappearance told Arizona Family the incident did not appear to be a planned out kidnapping.

Glove found near Nancy Guthrie’s home ‘matches’ the one’s worn by suspect in chilling video, FBI says

A total of 16 gloves were found about two miles from Nancy’s home, the FBI told the Daily Mail.

On Sunday, it was revealed that most of those gloves were used by searchers who then discarded them on the ground.

But one of the gloves appeared to be a match to the one’s a male suspect was wearing in doorbell footage captured in the early hours of February 1, the agency said.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by FBI/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (16543005c) Images from a Nest camera installed at Nancy Guthrie's home were released by the FBI. An individual is seen wearing a ski mask, and gloves outside Guthrie's home. FBI Releases Surveillance Images In Nancy Guthrie Case, Tucson, Arizona, USA - 10 Feb 2026

Law enforcement throws cold water on burglary theory

Despite a report suggesting investigators were increasingly probing the possibility that Nancy Guthrie’s abduction on February 1 was a burglary gone wrong, an unidentified law enforcement source poured cold water on the theory.

‘This is not the working theory inside the unit,’ the unidentified source told Fox News, noting that nighttime residential burglaries are uncommon.

The source then went on to question why a burglar would target Guthrie’s home.

‘We don’t have any indication that [Guthrie] really kept anything valuable there, and if this was a burglary gone wrong, they don’t take the victim with them usually.’

‘I guess anything is possible but my gut says it’s something else entirely.’

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos also told the outlet that the information about the burglary theory ‘did not come from us’ and he has ‘no idea’ where it came from.

‘Even though that is one of many possibilities, we would never speculate such a thing,’ Nanos said.

‘We will let the evidence take us to the motive.’

Investigators ‘leaning away from family’ as suspects

The FBI is leaning away from the possibility that Nancy Guthrie’s family may be behind her abduction, sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News.

Agents are also said to be leaning away from both the man who was stopped in a car in Rio Rico last week and the man whose home was searched Friday night as potential suspects.

But Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has previously said ‘nobody is fully cleared’ until the person or people who abducted Guthrie are in custody.

Savannah Guthrie posts new video pleading with captors to ‘do the right thing’

Today Show host Savannah Guthrie posted a new video on Sunday to mark two weeks since her mother was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

She said she and her siblings ‘still have hope,’ before turning her attention ‘to whoever has her or knows where she is.

‘It’s never too late, and you’re not lost or alone, and it is never too late to do the right thing,’ she said.

‘We are here and we believe, and we believe in the essential goodness of every human being and it’s never too late.’

Holster suspect was seen wearing could have come from Walmart

The holster a suspect was seen wearing in Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell video camera is cheaply made, and may have come from Walmart, an active-duty Miami-area police officer told Fox News.

The officer noted that the holster’s seemingly light-colored appearance is misleading, since it appeared in an infrared recording.

Instead, the officer said the main panel comprises a different material from the piping, and the shape and other details align with a Strategy brand hip holster available at some Walmart stores for around $10.

As of Saturday afternoon, the holster was listed as in stock at five Walmart stores in the Tucson area: 1260 E. Tucson Marketplace Blvd., 7150 E. Speedway Blvd., 7635 N. La Cholla Blvd., 1650 W. Valencia Road and 8280 N. Cortaro Road, according to the retailer’s website.

It describes the water-resistant holster as being designed to hold a revolver with a barrel measuring four to six and a half inches, and is designed for right-hand use.

The FBI has previously announced that the suspect was seen carrying an Ozark Trail backpack, which is also exclusively sold at Walmart stores.

Meanwhile, the officer told Fox that the gun in the Nest video appeared to be a Walther semiautomatic or something similar – which is not considered popular among gun aficionados.

As a result, the officer said he doesn’t expect that investigators will find many purchases for the gun.

Almost immediately after news broke of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, the country became captivated with the investigation.

At the same time, amateur journalists and internet sleuths have thrust themselves into the probe, with many of them setting up camp right outside of the 84-year-old’s home in Tucson, Arizona.

Now, officially two weeks into the search for Savannah Guthrie’s beloved mother, tensions have appeared to grow between locals and internet personalities pushing out information on the case, including a lot of speculation and unconfirmed reports.

Man wearing similar backpack to Nancy Guthrie suspect is seen in another clip

Newly released footage showed a man trying to scale a wall in Tucson while wearing a similar backpack to the one Nancy Guthrie‘s captor was seen with.

An unidentified bald man donning a gray zip-down jacket and blue jeans was seen taking off one backpack while another remained on his back around 1.53am local time on February 1, the same day the 84-year-old was reported missing.

He then appeared to try to get on the other side of the stone wall, but after a couple of moments of difficulty, he walked away.

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Black latex glove found near Nancy Guthrie’s house

Concerned residents have reported a black latex glove found around two and a half miles from missing Nancy Guthrie’s house.

The glove was discovered in a dusty riverbed close to a shopping strip more than two weeks after the 84-year-old vanished.

Several locals reported the item to the Pimo County Sheriff’s Office, but no law enforcement has yet shown up to process the possible evidence.

It comes after federal authorities announced this morning that they had found several discarded searchers gloves in their search.

One of the gloves found has been submitted for DNA profiling as it matches the kind of glove worn by the suspected kidnapper caught on Nancy’s doorbell.

Despite the FBI issuing a statement explaining they are expecting new information from DNA processed by a lab in Florida, there has been little movement from law enforcement as of Sunday afternoon.

*HOLD FOR CANDACE* Tucson, AZ, February 15th 2025A lone black glove sits in the Riverbed by the cross streets of East River Road and N Campbell Ave. approx 2.5 miles from the home of Nancy Guthrie.

Democrat lawmaker slams internet sleuths for camping outside Nancy Guthrie’s home

Almost immediately after news broke of Nancy Guthrie‘s disappearance, the country became captivated with the investigation.

At the same time, amateur journalists and internet sleuths have thrust themselves into the probe, with many of them setting up camp right outside of the 84-year-old’s home in Tucson, Arizona.

Now, officially two weeks into the search for Savannah Guthrie’s beloved mother, tensions have appeared to grow between locals and internet personalities pushing out information on the case, including a lot of speculation and unconfirmed reports.

Democratic Rep. Alma Hernandez, who represents Tucson, said she is fed up with the presence of true crime sleuths who have taken over Tucson and the Pima County area.

‘I am so sick of watching the “reporting” grifting, insane speculation, lies and BS by random wannabe journalists and YouTubers who have now caused more harm than good to this entire situation and put this serious case in jeopardy,’ Hernandez said in an X post late Saturday evening.

TUSCON, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 15: In an aerial view, news broadcasters are stationed outside Nancy Guthrie's residence on February 15, 2026 in Tuscon, Arizona. Searches continue for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. The search enters its 3rd week with law enforcement officials claiming to have found several items of evidence, but having made no arrests. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)




FBI releases detailed description of Nancy Guthrie suspect and backpack he was carrying as reward for info is raised to $100,000: Live updates


FBI releases detailed description of Nancy Guthrie suspect and backpack he was carrying as reward for info is raised to $100,000: Live updates

The FBI have released a detailed description of a suspect seen in surveillance video in Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping case.

The FBI says the suspect is a man between 5’9” and 5’10” with an average build, who was wearing a black 25‑liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack in the video. The agency has increased its reward in the case from $50,000 to $100,000 as police field tips. 

A white forensics tent was spotted outside Nancy’s Arizona home early Thursday morning as the search for her whereabouts entered its 13th day/  

It comes as the FBI is combing through the rugged terrain around Savannah Guthrie’s mother’s $1 million Tucson, Arizona, home, where she was abducted from the early hours of February 1.

Investigators have been inundated with thousands of tips after publishing doorbell camera footage showing a male figure wearing a ski mask and thick gloves approaching Nancy’s residence, then realizing the camera was recording him and tearing it off.

Arizona sheriff Chris Nanos hit back at claims that his department is blocking FBI access to key evidence in the investigation as ‘not even close to the truth.’

The FBI asked Pima County Sheriff Nanos for physical evidence in the case, including a glove and DNA from the home of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, to be processed at the FBI’s national crime laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, but Nanos has insisted instead on using a private lab in Florida. 

Follow along for the latest updates. 

FBI release new description of Nancy Guthrie suspect and info on backpack

The FBI released more information about the suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie on Thursday.

‘The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5’9” – 5’10” tall, with an average build,’ read a statement from Phoenix FBI.

‘In the video, he is wearing a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack.’

The agency added that they have received more than 13,000 tips in the case and the reward amount has increased from $50,000 to $100,000.

PIMA, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 12: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab from a video shows an armed individual appearing with camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance in Arizona, United States on February 12, 2026. (Photo by Pima County Sheriff's Department/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Man responsible for fake ransom note to be arraigned today

Derrick Callella, the man charged with allegedly sending a fake ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s case, is set to be arraigned in a federal courthouse in Arizona today at 4pm local time.

Callella sent a fake ransom text to Nancy Guthrie’s daughter in early February, a few days after Nancy had been kidnapped.

Callella texted Annie and Cioni on February 4: ‘Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction’.

Three minutes later, he phoned one of Nancy’s family members. The call lasted only nine seconds, the criminal complaint said.

He contacted the family shortly after Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, Annie and their brother Camron posted a video to Instagram begging for their mother’s return.

Callella allegedly admitted to sending the messages and told investigators he was ‘just trying to see if the family would respond.

Officials confirmed Callella had also been charged in a 2023 embezzlement scheme in which 13 Los Angeles County employees allegedly stole over $430,000 in unemployment benefits from the county.

Outfit clues that can unmask Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper: Suspect’s distinctive backpack, gloves and holster traced to Tucson Walmart

Grainy. Fleeting. Less than a minute in total. But for detectives investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie from a quiet Tucson foothills home, the newly-recovered doorbell footage is dynamite.

The black-and-white images – released by the FBI in what officials describe as the first major break in the case – show a masked, armed figure on the porch of her $1 million home in the early hours of Sunday, February 1.

The individual appears to tamper with the doorbell camera, at one point holding a flashlight in their mouth while adjusting the device. It is the first time investigators and the public have seen the suspect.

Karoline Leavitt says Nancy Guthrie cops are getting full federal support

Speaking to Fox News on Friday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the FBI was providing every possible resource to assist with the ongoing Nancy Guthrie investigation.

‘We are offering the full resources and weight of the federal government to help local authorities bring this case to an end to bring Nancy Guthrie home,’ Leavitt said.

‘President Trump immediately offered that when this case was first heard about, when this news broke and our hearts break every day that this goes on.’

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump reviewed the new security footage released by the FBI from Nancy Guthrie’s home.

Leavitt said she was with the president as they reviewed the new evidence in the case which she described as ‘heartbreaking.’

The shocking footage revealed a masked figure with a latex glove tampering with a security camera at the home. It was released just hours before police detained a person of interest in the case near Tucson, Arizona.

Leavitt said President Trump reacted to the footage with ‘pure disgust.’

epa12724544 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt during a press briefing at the White House, Washington, DC, USA, 10 February 2026.  EPA/WILL OLIVER

Retired forensic sketch artist creates unofficial drawing of Nancy Guthrie suspect

Retired Houston sketch artist Lois Gibson created an unofficial sketch of an unidentified police suspect captured in Nancy Guthrie’s home surveillance footage from the night she disappeared.

Gibson has not been brought on by Arizona police in the search and the sketch has not been officially released by authorities.

The forensic artist created a mock up of what the suspect could look like based on what little the surveillance footage reveals: eyes, lips and facial hair beneath the mask.

‘I couldn’t stop myself, I just couldn’t stop myself, I wanted to help, I felt the pain,’ Gibson told KHOU 11.

‘I’ve been in the room with people, their babies have been kidnapped and it takes you by the throat, it makes you feel like you’re choking over what they’re going through, so I wanted to help them.’

Lois Gibson - Nancy Guthrie Suspect Sketch - NOT RELEASED BY POLICE - Renowned Houston forensic artist sketches her version of suspect in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance - https://www.facebook.com/lois.gibson.319/posts/pfbid02K9C1qpDCvSU4pbnMmXJtjzBHYshsiJPEcQUY4vS9Fw87jvVvcwj66pPsWKNkwqzwl
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What are the yellow ribbons tied to trees in Nancy Guthrie’s neighborhood?

Nancy Guthrie’s neighbors have shown an outpouring of support since her disappearance from her home nearly two weeks ago.

Yellow bows have been seen tied to trees on the street of Nancy’s home in the Catalina Foothills in solidarity for the Guthrie family.

Yellow ribbons have been used for to show hope and support for someone’s safe return in missing persons cases.

A makeshift memorial has also been set up outside Nancy’s home, where flowers, handwritten messages, posters and candles have been laid in tribute

Yellow bows are tied to trees on the street of Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. February 12, 2026.  REUTERS/Rebecca Noble

How many days has Nancy Guthrie been missing?

Nancy Guthrie has been missing for 13 days after she was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of Feb 1.

She was first reported missing on after she did not show up to attend a virtual church service at a friend’s house.

Authorities began searching for her that night. They confirmed the following day that her disappearance was being treated as a crime.

Rally around Nancy Guthrie and her children through 'Bring Her Home' banner

Nancy Guthrie’s eerie online posts unearthed after her abduction that reveals brush with criminals outside her home and why she bought doorbell camera

Nancy Guthrie made posts on a neighborhood app that revealed she had previous run-ins with criminals outside her $1 million home and the reason she decided to buy a doorbell camera.

The 84-year-old mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie was taken from her home in the upscale Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona in the early morning hours of February 1.

She had lived in the home since 1975, raising her three children there, according to her profile on Nextdoor.

Arizona sheriff Chris Nanos hits back at claims that department is ‘withholding evidence’ in Nancy Guthrie case

An Arizona sheriff was said to be blocking FBI access to key evidence in the investigation into the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, a source told Reuters on Thursday.

The FBI asked Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos for physical evidence in the case, including a glove and DNA from the home of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, to be processed at the FBI’s national crime laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.

Sheriff Nanos has insisted instead on using a private lab in Florida.

He slammed claims that his department was ‘withholding evidence’ as ‘Not even close to the truth.’

‘Actually, the FBI just wanted to send the one or two they found by the crime scene, closest to it – mile, mile and a half…’ he continued.

‘I said “No, why do that? Let’s just send them all to where all the DNA exist, all the profiles and the markers exist.” They agreed, makes sense.’

The sheriff also argued that the gloves found at the scene by FBI investigators may not be as valuable as initially thought as police found multiple pairs on the side of the road near Nancy’s home.

‘We don’t even know the true value of these gloves,’ Nanos said, claiming there was ‘quite a number of them.’

Pima County, Ariz., Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks with The Associated Press, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Backpack seen in surveillance video is exclusive to Walmart

Authorities announced on Thursday that the suspect who was seen trying to obscure a Nest doorbell camera outside Nancy Guthrie’s home on the night of her disappearance had been carrying a 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack.

The brand is exclusive to Walmart, and can only be bought new from the store.

Man accused of sending fake ransom appears in court

Derrick Callella, 42, the California man accused of sending a fake ransom note to Nancy Guthrie’s family, made his initial appearance in federal court in Tucson today.

Callella is charged with transmitting a demand for ransom in interstate commerce and using a telecommunications device with intent to abuse, threaten or harass a person.

He allegedly sent the demands as text messages to Guthrie’s family on February 4 and made a nine-second phone call to a family member.

Callella was released before trial, on the condition that he limit travel only from California to Arizona and is not allowed to contact any potential witnesses or victims, KVOA reports.




Delivery driver detained in Nancy Guthrie abduction investigation released after several hours in custody: ‘What the f–k am I doing here’



The Arizona DoorDash driver who was detained by law enforcement Tuesday night in the search for Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper has been released after several hours in custody.

The newly freed man, identifying himself as a delivery driver named Carlos, expressed his frustration after authorities detained him in connection with the alleged kidnapping of the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie — both of whom he had never heard of.

“They held me against my will,” Carlos, 36, told reporters outside his home. “They didn’t even read me my rights until two hours later.”

A man identified as Carlos was released from police custody after he was detained in the search for Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 10, 2026. CBS News

The man claims his wrists were left swollen from the handcuffs.

Carlos, standing outside his home in Rio Rico – a tiny border community roughly 60 miles south of Tucson – cried out his innocence after being released.

“What the f–k am I doing here? I didn’t do anything to be honest, I’m innocent,” he recalled.

The man says he was riding in a car with his wife when they noticed law enforcement vehicles trailing them. They decided to pull over, and Carlos hopped out of the car.

Carlos said that he works in Tucson for a parcel delivery service, but doesn’t recall encountering Guthrie, who has reported missing on Feb. 1.

“I told them, I work in Tucson for GLS, I might have delivered a package to her house but I never kidnapped anybody,” he told ABC15. “They hold me from 4:00 p.m. till now.”

NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie with her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing since Feb. 1, 2026. savannahguthrie/Instagram
Law enforcement officials outside a home in Rio Rico, Arizona, on Feb. 10, 2026. Pic-Andy Johnstone for California Post

Carlos says he told investigators that he had never heard of Guthrie or her daughter, “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, because he doesn’t watch the news.

“I hope they get the suspect, because I’m not it. And they better do their job and find the suspect that did it so they can clear my name, I’m done,” Carlos said.

Carlos claims he wasn’t given a reason for why officials sought him out in the investigation, and no charges were filed against him.


The timeline of the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom:


While he was in police custody, authorities began searching Carlos’ home, which he shares with his wife, children and in-laws.

It wasn’t known what officials were looking for, but Carlos claimed police broke down the front and garage doors.

“Look what they put my family through,” he said, pointing to the front door.

Carlos’ mother-in-law says all their cell phones were confiscated, as was the car Carlos was riding in.

“They showed me a video to see if it was him, to see … if I recognize the things he was wearing, he doesn’t have any of that. He doesn’t have anything that comes in the video,” Carlos’ mother-in-law told ABC15.

The FBI released photos of an armed individual outside Nancy Guthrie’s home on Feb. 1, 2026. FBI

“They went inside, busted the doors from my house, they went inside and took my son to the living room,” she said.

The woman said she was not familiar with the Nancy Guthrie case. She’d only seen the news on Facebook, but hadn’t closely followed the story.

“They already asked us a lot of questions about it, like I said I have nothing to hide, you can go in my house, you can search anything you want, there’s nothing to hide. I don’t know the lady, I don’t know about the lady,” she told NewsNation.

The car was later returned to the family’s home.

Earlier Tuesday, the FBI released photos of a masked and “armed individual” caught on video tampering with a doorbell camera outside the elder Guthrie’s home on the morning of her disappearance.

The suspect seemed to have a flashlight in his mouth — and lumbered around Nancy’s patio in sneakers, a fleece and a backpack as he fumbled with the camera, one point grabbing nearby flowers and placing them in front of the lens.

A handgun was clearly seen holstered in the front of his pants.


DC grand jury declines to indict Sens. Kelly, Slotkin for seditious conspiracy: MS Now


A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined a request by prosecutors to indict two Democratic U.S. senators, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Michigan’s Elissa Slotkin, on charges of seditious conspiracy, MS Now reported Tuesday night.

The attempted indictment of Kelly, a former U.S. Navy captain and the former CIA analyst Slotkin related to a video in November that they made with four other Democrats in Congress, on which they reminded members of the U.S. military that they have the right to refuse to follow illegal orders by superiors.

The video was released on social media in response to ongoing extrajudicial killings by the U.S. military of crews of boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that allegedly were carrying narcotics.

The New York Times reported that federal prosecutors also tried and failed to obtain indictments against the other four Democrats, in addition to Kelly and Slotkin. Rep. Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, who is a former Navy reservist, and Rep. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, a Navy veteran, later indicated they were among the six reportedly targeted in the indictment effort.

The other two Democrats who made the video were Reps. Jason Crow of Colorado, who was an Army Ranger, and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, who is a former Air Force officer.

It is extremely unusual for a grand jury to refuse to issue an indictment when a prosecutor seeks one. An indictment is a charging document that a grand jury will issue if jurors agree there is probable cause to believe a crime was committed.

President Donald Trump had condemned the Democrats for the video after it was made public on Nov. 18.

Trump at the time accused them of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”

“Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL,” Trump wrote on Truth Social then.

Kelly, who is also a former NASA astronaut, blasted the effort to indict him.

“This is an outrageous abuse of power by Donald Trump and his lackies,” Kelly said in a post on X on Tuesday.

“It wasn’t enough for [Defense Secretary] Pete Hegseth to censure me and threaten to demote me, now it appears they tried to have me charged with a crime — all because of something I said that they didn’t like. That’s not the way,” Kelly said.

Kelly is suing the Pentagon to challenge its censure of him and its effort to reduce his rank because of his participation in the video.

Slotkin, in a statement, said, “Today, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro attempted to persuade a Grand Jury to indict me. This was in response to me organizing a 90-second video that simply quoted the law.”

“Pirro did this at the direction of President Trump, who said repeatedly that I should be investigated, arrested, and hanged for sedition,” Slotkin said. “Today, it was a grand jury of anonymous American citizens who upheld the rule of law and determined this case should not proceed. Hopefully, this ends this politicized investigation for good.”

“But today wasn’t just an embarrassing day for the Administration. It was another sad day for our country,” she said.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Tuesday night that he believes the six Democrats who made the video on illegal orders to the military should be indicted.

Goodlander, in a statement, said, “President Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate me, arrest me, and hang me simply for doing my job.”

“Today an American grand jury honored our Constitution by standing up to an outrageous abuse of presidential power and taxpayer dollars,” Goodlander said. “No matter the threats, I will keep doing my job and upholding my oath to our Constitution.”

Deluzio, in a statement, said, “I will not be intimidated for a single second by the Trump Administration or Justice Department lawyers who tried and failed to indict me today. American citizens on a grand jury refused to go along with this attempt to charge me with a crime for stating the law in a way Trump and his enablers didn’t like.”

“They may want Americans to be afraid to speak out or to disagree — but patriotism demands courage in this moment. DON’T GIVE UP THE SHIP!” Deluzio said.


Sheriff leading search for Savannah Guthrie’s mom chokes abck tears while insisting, ‘we’re gonna find her’



The sheriff leading the search for Nancy Guthrie teared up in his latest interview aired early Friday — as he insisted, “We’re gonna find her.”

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos became visibly emotional after being asked on Savannah Guthrie’s own show, “Today,” about what gave him hope that the morning show’s host’s mother is still alive, six days after her disappearance.

“Wow,” he said, pausing to choke back tears that appeared to fill his eyes.

“You have to have hope. You have to have hope. Come on, this is somebody’s mom,” the sheriff said.

“We’re gonna find her,” he vowed, visibly emotional.