Nicole Parton

Both adults are still behind bars.

The young girl was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

She is now in a safe home.

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I'm Nicole Parton, a man claiming to be the person of interest in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case has been released from custody, identifying himself only as Carlos.

He stated that he was apprehended during a traffic stop

Speaking to reporters outside his residence in Rio Rico, Arizona on Wednesday morning, Carlos expressed his surprise at being pulled over, insisting that he has no knowledge of who Nancy Guthrie is or why law enforcement suspects him of any involvement in her abduction.

He said, I didn't do anything.

I'm innocent.

Authorities have not yet verified whether Carlos is indeed the person who was detained and and or that he has been released.

As of early Wednesday, a representative from the Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed that Nancy Guthrie remains missing.

Angelica Carrillo stated this information as officials were wrapping up a search of a residence in Rio Rico, which was prompted earlier by that traffic stop involving the person of interest.

Josephina Maddox, the homeowner, told the media.

that her son-in-law is the person of interest who was detained, but firmly claimed he had no connection to Guthrie's disappearance, a statement that has not been substantiated by authorities.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanios informed a CBS affiliate, KOLD-TV, that there have been no leads on Guthrie's whereabouts.

A woman from Rio Rico insisted that her son-in-law, the man calling himself Carlos, who is a delivery driver in Tucson...

was wrongfully implicated in the case.

They're just invading my property, Maddox remarked to the media, stating that investigators were searching her home and taking numerous photographs.