It’s been three and a half months now since Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home, and Sheriff Chris Nanos of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department says he’s not in touch with Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, who’s one of Nancy’s daughters, or other members of the family.
Nanos told People in a recent interview that he’s no longer communicating with the Guthrie family directly and that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is handling those conversations.
He also acknowledged that the Guthries must be “frustrated” with the lack of answers.
“The public is frustrated. Even the Guthrie family,” he said. “Every passing second must feel like 100 days because they don’t know. What matters is moving forward carefully so we don’t make mistakes or falsely accuse somebody or make a bad arrest.”
Even though investigators haven’t publicly announced a suspect or an arrest in the case, Nanos thinks answers will come.
“My team, I’ve said all along, they’re gonna solve this,” he told People. “I fully 100% believe that. … When you have the best minds of the country working on problems, I think they’re gonna solve them. It just takes a while.”
Investigators’ legwork at the moment includes sorting through “thousands and thousands” of videos, Nanos explained. “Right now, I think our focus is on the tips, the leads, and the evidence we have in front of us,” he said. “Digitally — the camera footages as well as biological, the DNA and those types of things.”
On Tuesday, the Pima County Board of Supervisors decided not to vacate Nanos’ position amid concerns about his work history, his management of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, and other personnel and financial issues, per KOLD.
CBS News previously reported two Pima County supervisors had alleged Nanos lied under oath during a deposition related to his time as a police officer in El Paso, Texas.
Tuesday’s decision also involves the board forwarding any perjury allegations to the Arizona Attorney General, KOLD added.
“The people of Pima County deserve to have confidence that their Sheriff’s Department is being led with integrity and professionalism,” Pima County Supervisor Matt Heinz said in a statement on Tuesday, per KVOA. “By referring these matters to the Arizona Attorney General, we are allowing the appropriate authorities to determine the facts and pursue any action they deem warranted. Our responsibility as supervisors is to uphold the public’s trust, and today we acted in service of that duty.”
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