In this photo illustration, Nancy Guthrie's alleged kidnapper is seen on FBI Director Kash Patel's X account on a cellular phone February 10, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. BRANDON BELL / AFP
Authorities have detained a person for questioning over the kidnapping of the mother of US TV anchor Savannah Guthrie, media reported Tuesday, February 10, the same day the FBI released new photos of an apparent suspect in the case.
Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, major networks CNN, ABC and Fox reported that law enforcement officials have detained someone for questioning in connection to the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, who is being held for ransom. The person has not been charged, CNN reported.
The update comes amid breathless coverage of the kidnapping of the high-profile anchor's mother in a case that has gripped the country. Earlier on onTuesday the FBI released images showing a person in a full-face balaclava apparently tampering with a front-door camera outside Nancy Guthrie's home in the southwestern city of Tucson, Arizona.
The six photographs and three videos posted by FBI Director Kash Patel on his X account show an individual on a deserted doorstep in the dark, in eerie black-and-white imagery. The person is described as an "armed individual." ABC reported however that there was no indication that the person who was detained was the same person as the one seen in the photographs.
