Forensic Friction: AZ Sheriff Blasts ‘FBI Blockade’ Claims as Hunt for Nancy Guthrie Turns Toxic|RIME ALERT HOURLY UPDATE SAT
A high stakes power struggle between local and federal authorities has erupted as the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie enters its third agonizing week.
Forensic Friction: AZ Sheriff Blasts ‘FBI Blockade’ Claims as Hunt for Nancy Guthrie Turns Toxic|RIME ALERT HOURLY UPDATE SAT
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is under fire following bombshell reports that he is actively blocking the FBI from accessing critical physical evidence in the abduction of the Today Show co-host's mom.
Forensic Friction: AZ Sheriff Blasts ‘FBI Blockade’ Claims as Hunt for Nancy Guthrie Turns Toxic|RIME ALERT HOURLY UPDATE SAT
The clash centers on a pair of black gloves and DNA samples recovered from the Guthrie home, evidence the FBI demanded be flown to their elite national crime lab in Quantico, Virginia.
Forensic Friction: AZ Sheriff Blasts ‘FBI Blockade’ Claims as Hunt for Nancy Guthrie Turns Toxic|RIME ALERT HOURLY UPDATE SAT
In a defiant move that has stunned many, Nanos snubbed the feds, instead shelling out $200,000 in taxpayer money to ship the samples to a private lab in Florida.
Forensic Friction: AZ Sheriff Blasts ‘FBI Blockade’ Claims as Hunt for Nancy Guthrie Turns Toxic|RIME ALERT HOURLY UPDATE SAT
An anonymous law enforcement source blasted that decision, claiming the move, quote, risks further slowing a case that grows more urgent by the minute, end quote.
Forensic Friction: AZ Sheriff Blasts ‘FBI Blockade’ Claims as Hunt for Nancy Guthrie Turns Toxic|RIME ALERT HOURLY UPDATE SAT
Nanos argued that the Florida lab has worked with his department for years and is handling some aspects pro bono, claiming the FBI eventually agreed that sending all samples to a single site for marker comparison made sense.
Forensic Friction: AZ Sheriff Blasts ‘FBI Blockade’ Claims as Hunt for Nancy Guthrie Turns Toxic|RIME ALERT HOURLY UPDATE SAT
The masked predator is described as a male, 5'9 to 5'10 with a medium build, carrying a black 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker pack and a semi-automatic handgun.
Forensic Friction: AZ Sheriff Blasts ‘FBI Blockade’ Claims as Hunt for Nancy Guthrie Turns Toxic|RIME ALERT HOURLY UPDATE SAT
Experts note the suspect's outfit appeared cobbled together, utilizing a holster designed for a revolver rather than the semi-automatic weapon seen in the footage showing he's most likely an amateur.
Forensic Friction: AZ Sheriff Blasts ‘FBI Blockade’ Claims as Hunt for Nancy Guthrie Turns Toxic|RIME ALERT HOURLY UPDATE SAT
While federal agents frantically trace retail records at local Tucson Walmarts for the backpack and other gear, Nanos downplayed the importance of the roadside gloves, noting, quote, quite a number of them were found, end quote, and that their, quote, true value remains unproven.