US EditionArizona sheriff blocks FBI access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction, source says
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos restricts FBI access to evidence, choosing a private Florida lab for analysis amid a $100,000 reward and over 13,000 public tips received.
- On February 12, 2026, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos blocked FBI access to key evidence in the Nancy Guthrie abduction, Reuters reported, impairing federal assistance.
- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos insisted evidence be processed at a private Florida laboratory, with the county paying about $200,000 to transport evidence there, despite FBI requests for the lab in Virginia.
- Investigators recovered several items of evidence, including gloves, and DNA confirmed blood on Nancy Guthrie's front porch, while doorbell camera footage released Wednesday showed a masked armed prowler and a black latex glove found Thursday is undergoing forensic examination.
- Outsourcing forensic work to a Florida contractor is delaying FBI assistance, federal officials say this prolongs the Guthrie family's grief and risks slowing the search into its 12th day.
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Megyn Kelly, Nancy Grace Slam Law Enforcement Amid Alleged Nancy Guthrie Evidence Clash
Megyn Kelly, Nancy Grace and more sounded off on law enforcement in the Nancy Guthrie case following reports that the Pima County sheriff blocked the FBI from accessing key evidence. According to multiple media reports, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos insisted on sending physical evidence in the Guthrie case — including a glove and DNA from her Tucson, Arizona home — to a private lab in Florida over the FBI’s national crime laboratory in Quantic…
BIZARRE: Arizona Sheriff BLOCKS FBI From Accessing Key Evidence in Guthrie Case
In a suspicious move, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is now blocking the FBI from accessing key evidence in the Nancy Guthrie case. A glove and DNA was discovered inside the home that Guthrie went missing from. The FBI wanted to send the evidence to their state-of-the-art lab in Quantico for testing, but the Democrat sheriff prevented that from happening. Instead, he had it sent to a private lab in Florida. This clip from Fox News explained fur…
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