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Person detained for questioning in Nancy Guthrie case has been released
A person who was briefly detained for questioning Tuesday evening in Rio Rico, Arizona, in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has been released, authorities said.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said deputies detained an individual during a traffic stop south of Tucson, near the U.S.-Mexico border, hours after the FBI released surveillance images of a masked person wearing a handgun holster outside Guthrie’s front door the night she vanished.
Law enforcement officials later conducted a court-authorized search at a home in Rio Rico, about an hour’s drive south of Tucson. By Wednesday morning, investigators had left the residence, the scene was cleared and police tape was removed.
A man at the home identified himself to Fox News’ Matt Finn as “Carlos.” He said he was the person pulled over during the traffic stop and detained for questioning but has since been released and is back at the house.
He told Fox News he works in Tucson delivering packages and said he had nothing to do with Guthrie’s disappearance. He said investigators questioned him about his whereabouts and took his phone before ultimately letting him go.
The FBI on Tuesday released short surveillance clips showing a masked person wearing a backpack and what appeared to be a handgun holster outside Guthrie’s home the night she disappeared.