TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A person has been detained for questioning in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, officials said Tuesday, offering another potential break in a case that has gripped the nation for more than a week.
Deputies detained the person during a traffic stop south of Tucson on Tuesday, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
The department did not immediately provide additional details. It wasn’t clear if the person being questioned was the person captured on surveillance video outside Guthrie’s house that was released earlier Tuesday.
The FBI referred all questions about a person being detained to the sheriff’s department.
The department, along with the FBI’s Evidence Response Team, was also conducting a court-authorized search in Rio Rico, about an hour south of Tucson, Tuesday night as part of the investigation, the department said in a statement. It was expected to take several hours.
