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The FBI released a description of the suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie Thursday, as a source alleged that the Pima County Sheriff's Department in Arizona did not reach out to the FBI for help, and that the FBI got involved in the case only after reaching out.
One person has been detained in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, a local law enforcement source tells Fox News Digital.
Details about the individual and the circumstances of the detention have not yet been released, but the source claimed a warrant had been served.
A large law enforcement operation is unfolding about two miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home on the eve of the 13th night of the search.
Several hours earlier, Fox News reported that a SWAT vehicle and the Pima County Sheriff's Mobile Command Center mobilized from headquarters.
Law enforcement has not announced what prompted the move, but investigators are expected to share additional information as it becomes available.
As the search for Nancy Guthrie continues its 13th day, concerns about the missing 84-year-old’s medical condition remain a major focus.
During a Feb. 5 appearance on The Ingraham Angle, Fox News medical analyst Dr. Mark Siegel said Guthrie has significant underlying health needs, including a pacemaker and daily medications.
“She takes daily medicine to stay alive, and we have no idea if she’s getting that,” the host noted during the segment.
Siegel warned her condition could deteriorate quickly without treatment, especially under stress or injury.
“Very concerning about her health,” he said, noting potential cardiac risks, blood pressure complications and limited mobility.
He also clarified that pacemakers do not function as tracking devices and cannot be used to determine her location.
Guthrie’s family has previously said she walks with a cane and has mobility limitations, factors Siegel suggested could indicate more than one person may have been involved if she was forcibly moved.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department released a new media update Friday on the ongoing search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.
Authorities said they continue working jointly with the FBI and remain committed to a collaborative investigation.
Evidence requiring forensic testing is being sent to the same out-of-state lab used since the beginning of the case, a decision officials say was coordinated with local FBI leadership.
Investigators confirmed several gloves have been found during search efforts, with the closest located about two miles from Guthrie’s home.
Officials said reports that a glove was found inside the residence or on the property are inaccurate.
Authorities also said DNA not belonging to Guthrie or those in close contact with her has been recovered, and investigators are working to identify it.
No suspect vehicles have been identified, and officials say all leads and submitted videos continue to be reviewed.
No press briefings are currently scheduled.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed investigators have recovered DNA connected to the scene that does not belong to missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, calling it a key focus of the investigation.
“What I believe is what I know is we found DNA,” Nanos told Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt in a sit-down interview.
When asked directly, he confirmed: “that was not Nancy Guthrie’s DNA.”
Authorities are now working with their contracted forensic lab in Florida to analyze the biological evidence, which Nanos said includes elimination markers from people connected to the home to help narrow possible matches.
The sheriff declined to comment on possible law enforcement movements tied to the case after Hunt noted a SWAT vehicle had been mobilized in the field.
“I know that they've got a lot of things going on out there, but I wouldn't.
It would be very inappropriate for me to talk about those things.
Officer safety issue, those kinds of things.”
Nanos pushed back on criticism over evidence handling, saying his department works closely with the FBI and that the decision to send biological evidence to the Florida lab reflects long-standing procedures.
He also clarified that a glove believed to be potential evidence was not found at Guthrie’s home but about two miles away during expanded search operations.
Despite the ongoing investigation, Nanos stressed the search remains a rescue effort.
“They all have hope and belief that this is a rescue mission.”
The Pima County Sheriff’s mobile command center has rolled out from its location.
A SWAT vehicle that is normally positioned in the back parking lot of the building was also no longer in place.
The last time those vehicles moved, authorities detained a person of interest in Rio Rico who was then released.
It is unclear what prompted the movement and officials have not yet confirmed any new developments.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is standing by his department’s handling of the Nancy Guthrie crime scene, rejecting criticism that investigators released the Tucson home too quickly.
Nanos told Fox News correspondent Matt Finn on Friday that he does not regret the timing of turning the property back over to Guthrie’s family, saying deputies had already collected the evidence they needed.
Nanos also addressed questions about visible blood left on the doorstep, saying it is not law enforcement’s responsibility to clean crime scenes.
Images captured by Fox News Digital showed pool cleaners leaving the backyard of Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson.
There was a sheriff's department member and two other people seen in the backyard of the property near the pool.
TUCSON, Ariz. — The FBI’s decision to increase the reward for information on Nancy Guthrie’s whereabouts is drawing analysis from multiple former FBI officials, who say the move reflects both strategy and investigative progression nearly two weeks into the case.
Retired Supervisory Special Agent of the FBI Scott Duffey told Fox News Digital that the increase may be designed to target someone close to whoever is responsible.
"I believe this is the right time to increase the reward," Duffey said.
"My belief is the FBI started high to attract a family member, friend, or colleague of the attackers.
The public is typically there to help regardless of an award."
Drawing on his experience working fugitive cases involving smaller rewards — typically between $2,500 and $5,000 — Duffey said valuable tips often came from insiders.
"When I worked crimes with lower-level reward amounts, the contacts were from friends or family members.
This was typically in fugitive work," he said.
He noted that the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted list carries million-dollar rewards for the same reason.
"You are seeking ‘inside’ information," Duffey said.
Forensic expert Joseph Scott Morgan told “Fox & Friends First” on Friday that it's likely the suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie cased her property beforehand.
Morgan made the remark after being asked about a request by authorities for Guthrie’s neighbors to review their security cameras.
“Yeah, yeah, I'd buy that 100%,” Morgan said.
“Somebody has seen something.
And ... they might say, ‘hey, I keep seeing this particular type of car pass up and down the street,’” Morgan added.
“And keep in mind, shoe leather is in effect here.
You've got door knockers that are going around and asking these people questions.
So if they find this common thread between all of these houses that are adjacent to Mrs. Guthrie's home, that's significant,” he continued.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said investigators are requesting any video showing vehicles, traffic, pedestrians, or suspicious activity from Jan. 1 to Feb. 2.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told Fox News Correspondent Matt Finn on Friday his office has not found a glove at Nancy Guthrie’s home and that they are working well with the FBI.
“We have no glove.
We never found a glove on that property,” Nanos said regarding the search efforts at Guthrie’s property in Tucson.
Nanos said his office sent evidence in the case to a private lab in Florida from the beginning, and that the Guthrie family DNA and other DNA swabs are at that facility.
“We trust the FBI’s crime lab, we’ve used them before, but in this case we started with that lab.
It’s just that simple,” Nanos said.
President Donald Trump was asked Friday whether cartels or possibly another "nation state" could be involved in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
"You can't say that yet," Trump said outside the White House.
"It's a little bit early."
Trump also commented on why the FBI hasn't taken over the case, saying the FBI took it over originally and that progress has been made since they got involved.
A Fox Flight Team drone captured activity Friday around the pool at Nancy Guthrie's home; a sheriff and two other people were seen in the backyard of the property near the pool.
The suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie is described by the FBI as a male, approximately 5’9” to 5’10” tall, with an average build.
In a surveillance video released by the FBI earlier this week, the suspect was seen wearing a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack.
The video was captured on Feb. 1, the day Guthrie vanished from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said FBI Director Kash Patel assured her the bureau is on the ground in Arizona and is offering local authorities “full resources and weight of the federal government” to bring Nancy Guthrie home.
A law enforcement expert speculated investigators are likely reviewing sales of Ozark Trail backpacks at Walmart stores in the Tucson area to identify purchasers or obtain surveillance of purchases.
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie from her home in the Catalina Foothills has drawn attention to crime concerns in the wider Tucson area; local sources noted encampments and criminal activity several miles from Guthrie’s home.
The National Weather Service Tucson said a winter weather system would bring precipitation across Southeast Arizona, with isolated thunderstorms possible; the FBI said it would continue the investigation regardless of weather conditions.
TMZ reported that a person who emailed the outlet seeking one bitcoin in exchange for the name of who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie later said they were not being taken seriously and feared retaliation; TMZ's Harvey Levin discussed the claim on Fox programming.
Nancy Grace said federal authorities are asking neighbors within a two-mile radius to pull video and look for a gray truck reportedly seen in the area around questionable times; authorities have not publicly confirmed whether a truck is a vehicle of interest.
Fox News Digital contributors to various items in this coverage are credited within individual updates.
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