In a major development in the high-profile Nancy Guthrie case, authorities have detained a person for questioning over the abduction of the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s “TODAY” show co-host Savannah Guthrie.
The person was taken into detention during a routine traffic stop south of Tucson, Arizona, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed.
In a post on X on Tuesday evening, the sheriff’s department wrote, “Earlier today, Pima County Sheriff’s Department deputies detained a subject during a traffic stop south of Tucson. The subject is currently being questioned in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation.”
Subject detained in connection to Nancy Guthrie investigation. pic.twitter.com/B2pgIwqODt
— Pima County Sheriff’s Department (@PimaSheriff) February 11, 2026
The post added, “Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
Journalist Yashar Ali pointed out, “The person of interest in the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy Guthrie, was detained in Rio Rico, Arizona which is about an hour away from Tucson and 20 minutes away from Mexico.”
The person of interest in the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy Guthrie, was detained in Rio Rico, Arizona which is about an hour away from Tucson and 20 minutes away from Mexico. pic.twitter.com/cG99GUDOsb
— Yashar Ali
(@yashar) February 11, 2026
NewsNation reporter Brian Entin reported his sources have confirmed to him that the FBI’s elite hostage rescue team is in Tucson.
The FBI’s elite hostage rescue team is in Tucson, sources tell me.
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) February 11, 2026
Earlier in the day, the FBI publicly released disturbing surveillance images and video showing a masked, armed individual tampering with a doorbell camera at Guthrie’s home on the night she vanished.
New images in the search for Nancy Guthrie:
Over the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie’s home that may have been lost,… pic.twitter.com/z5WLgPtZpT
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) February 10, 2026
Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her residence on January 31, after being dropped off by her son-in-law following a family dinner. She was reported missing the next day when she failed to attend church.
The family received a ransom demand for $6 million in bitcoin, with a deadline of February 9 that passed without payment or further communication from the alleged kidnappers.
Just hours before the sheriff’s announcement, less than $300 was moved into the bitcoin wallet belonging to the person claiming to have abducted her.
After less than $300 was deposited in the alleged ransom Bitcoin account, SWAT and Bomb Squads are now responding to an area about 10 minutes from Nancy Guthrie’s house.
“TMZ is reporting that investigators believe whoever took Nancy was from the Tucson area and that the manhunt… https://t.co/7jWq6jVYHB pic.twitter.com/dlSF0mvc7g
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) February 11, 2026
Jesse Watters announced on air, “TMZ is reporting that investigators believe whoever took Nancy was from the Tucson area and that the manhunt seems to have zeroed in on a tiny radius surrounding her daughter’s block.”
Anyone with information is being asked to call 911, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900, or the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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