Although no breakthrough has been made by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department into the Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance investigation, one former FBI agent believes that an arrest in the case could be imminent.
The 84-year-old mother of broadcaster Savannah Guthrie was forcibly taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona at the start of February and the suspect involved in the kidnapping has not yet been identified. However, FBI expert Jennifer Coffindaffer believes that the way the police are not accepting help from specialist search groups may indicate they are further forward in the investigation than they have publicly revealed.
Jennifer Coffindaffer Says Law Enforcement May Be Close to Arrest After Refusing Help From Search Groups
GettyCoffindaffer has written about the Guthrie investigation a number of times, providing her expertise insight into the case. Now, she has taken to social media to suggest that law enforcement may be close to making an arrest, citing the fact that investigators have refused help from expert civilian search groups.
The former FBI agent cited the fact that the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI have both seemingly turned down offers from the likes of the United Cajun Navy to help locate Nancy. In her opinion, this would only make sense if officers were close to a breakthrough and therefore did not need assistance.
“Wondering why Sheriff Nanos keeps turning away proven very capable civilian search experts like EquuSearch and the real Cajun Navy?” Coffindaffer wrote on X.
She continued, “Is LE [law enforcement] close to an arrest and they know what happened to Nancy so they don’t want to waste the valuable resources of these groups? But why won’t the sheriff at least acknowledge these groups? Half glass full. Hoping LE is getting closer.”
Pima County Sheriff’s Department ‘Move On’ From Early Suspects
GettyLast week, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos explained that the investigation into Nancy’s kidnapping has “moved on” from a number of individuals who were detained and questioned during the early parts of the case.
Nanos explained to Fox News why the men involved were originally detained, saying, “What I will say is, we had what we believed to be probable cause to take action against both those individuals and the residence they occupied.”
He added, “That probable cause that we felt was strong was given to the U.S. Attorney, the county attorney and a magistrate, a judge, and they agreed that, ‘yes, here’s a warrant, go perform your duties.'”
“That court order, that warrant in both cases was served, and we got what we got from it, and we’re moving on,” Nanos concluded.
