A sergeant with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department is making headlines over controversial remarks about the Nancy Guthrie case.
Sergeant Aaron Cross, who also serves as president of the Pima County Deputy’s Organization (PCDO), spoke with Brian Entin on May 8, 2026, and claimed that in the early days of the investigation, the Guthrie family believed Nancy had “walked away” rather than been taken against her will.
“The family was pretty insistent that this was a walk away,” Cross said in the latest episode of “Brian Entin Investigates.” “So they were doing what they were trained to do, and searching, looking for Nancy.”
The sergeant continued, “And I believe it got to the point where once they didn’t find her in the area, combined with the blood on the stoop, that’s when everybody kind of decided, all right, we have something else here.”
Nancy Guthrie Update: Sergeant Claims Family Believes She ‘Walked Away’
In response, Entin told Cross that his sources told him the opposite, noting that the family believed Nancy Guthrie did not walk away from home.
“The family was having to remind them over and over again, like ‘No, she wouldn’t just walk away. She’s in bad health. She doesn’t have cognitive issues,'” Entin clarified.
However, Cross insisted that’s not the information he gathered. “The family believed she was out there, that she had walked away,” he reiterated.
In February, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a statement that the Guthrie family “wants everybody to know this isn’t somebody who just wandered off.” He added that Nancy is “as sharp as a tack,” but has physical limitations.
Savannah Guthrie also said in her interview with Hoda Kotb that “this isn’t that case that you are used to where someone wanders off,” noting that Nancy was in “tremendous pain” and her back “was very bad.”
Sergeant Says Nancy Guthrie Remarks
Following his controversial remarks about the Nancy Guthrie case, Cross issued an apology and set the record straight.
“It was kind of a miscommunication,” the sergeant said in an interview with Angenette Levy. “I’ve since spoken with Mr. Brian Entin, and he’s going to clarify in his next video, I believe.”
Cross further explained, “The person that was there that day told me that the family initially stated that she had walked away. And drilling down on that further, it was clarified that what he meant to say was that the family said that she may have been taken away voluntarily, possibly by an ambulance, to a local hospital. So, you know, apologies for the miscommunication there and the mistake. So I always try to clarify and correct any mistakes that we make.”
Meanwhile, the Pima County Deputies Union also addressed the matter and issued an official apology.
“UPDATE: After speaking with the source further, it was determined to be a miscommunication. The family on scene initially believed Nancy may have been TAKEN away voluntarily to a hospital. Brian Entin has been advised and will address on his next show,” the statement read. “Apologies to all for the error. We will always clarify and correct when we identify mistakes.”
