What to know about the search for Nancy Guthrie
- Two law enforcement sources tell CBS News that the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have detained a person of interest in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
- Guthrie, 84, the mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing since Feb. 1. Authorities believe she was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona, the middle of the night.
- The FBI on Tuesday released images and video of a person in a ski mask and gloves at Nancy Guthrie’s door the night she went missing.
- A deadline from an apparent ransom note that demanded payment in bitcoin had passed on Monday, and an FBI spokesperson told CBS News investigators weren’t aware of any continued communication.
- Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have released several videos pleading for their mother’s return and urging the public to share any tips with law enforcement.
Subject detained during traffic stop
Deputies from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department “detained a subject during a traffic stop south of Tucson,” and that person was being questioned in connection with Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, the office said. It did not specify if the person detained Tuesday night was the same subject seen in the videos.
Person of interest taken into custody quickly
Details of the operation to detain a person of interest in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie were scant, but the person was apparently taken into custody quickly on Tuesday night. It was not clear what brought law enforcement to the location or the person of interest.
Person of interest detained in connection with Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
A person of interest has been detained in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, two law enforcement sources told CBS News. The were detained in a city south of Tucson, the sources said.
It was not immediately clear if the person detained was the same person seen in surveillance video and images released by the FBI earlier Tuesday.
There was also no immediate word on the whereabouts or condition of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing for 10 days and was without medication her family said she needed to take daily.
Members of SWAT team activated
Members of the regional SWAT were activated to work with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday night, Oro Valley Police told CBS News.
