An Arizona county assessor claims he faced reprimand from the sheriff involved in the search for Nancy Guthrie after her office shared details about the case with the FBI, as reported recently.
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in the Catalina Foothills on February 1st.
Official Suzanne Druby mentioned that the sheriff criticized her after a staff member in her office, who handles property records in Pima County, shared information with the FBI.
According to Druby, the sheriff seemed to believe that providing such information to the FBI was creating extra work for his department. She remarked that the FBI would be responsible for following up on every lead, which perhaps added to the pressure on their team.
Druby added that she was out of the office recently and therefore could not provide further comment.
She noted that when they discussed the situation, the sheriff appeared stressed and irritable. While she wouldn’t classify it as a tirade, it certainly felt like he was expressing frustration over the numerous leads they were receiving and implied that her office’s actions might be causing more harm than good.
A spokesperson for the Pima County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the issue, stating they weren’t authorized to share details regarding the claims.
Tensions regarding the case have been evident, especially after a disagreement arose between the sheriff and FBI Director Kash Patel about how the investigation was being handled. Initial disagreements included the sheriff directing DNA evidence to a lab in Florida instead of the one in Quantico as suggested by the FBI.
After eleven weeks, the Florida lab eventually sent samples to the FBI for advanced testing. It has now been over 14 weeks since Guthrie’s alleged abduction.
Additionally, the Pima County Board of Supervisors is set to discuss unrelated perjury allegations against Sheriff Nanos in an upcoming meeting. Two supervisors have expressed intentions to invoke a rarely used state law to address the sheriff’s office’s operations.
On Tuesday, marking 100 days since Guthrie’s disappearance, one supervisor reiterated the commitment to file any necessary motions to address the situation.
