{"id":2569518,"date":"2026-02-12T22:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-sheriff-blocks-fbi-access-to-evidence-in-guthrie-case\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:49:54","slug":"arizona-sheriff-blocks-fbi-access-to-evidence-in-guthrie-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-sheriff-blocks-fbi-access-to-evidence-in-guthrie-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona sheriff blocks FBI access to evidence in Guthrie case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-sheriff-blocks-fbi-access-to-evidence-in-guthrie-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569518&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Arizona\u2019s Pima county Sheriff is reportedly blocking the FBI from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-moves-to-dismiss-classified-documents-case-over-evidence-tampering\/\" title=\"Trump seeks to dismiss classified documents ..., citing &#039;... tampering\">accessing key evidence<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-dive-team-joins-texas-search-for-missing-girl\/\" title=\"... Dive Team Joins Texas Search for Missing Girl\">missing-person case<\/a> of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. The sheriff\u2019s office has sent evidence,including a glove and DNA from Guthrie\u2019s home,to a private lab in Florida at the expense of about $200,000,rather than handing it to the FBI\u2019s Quantico lab. The FBI has offered a $100,000 reward and released a new suspect description after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-seen-at-voughts-home-charged-with-attempted-murder-12\/\" title=\"Man seen at Vought&#039;s ... charged with attempted murder\">doorbell footage showed<\/a> a man near Guthrie\u2019s Tucson home tampering with a Ring camera and carrying a black Ozark Trail backpack. The examination is led by the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Office with FBI involvement, and federal resources were deployed last week. Nancy Guthrie is the mother of NBC\u2019s Savannah Guthrie, adding national interest to the case.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arizona sheriff blocks FBI access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2502037\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The local <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\">Arizona<\/a> sheriff whose office is leading the investigation into the recent abduction of Nancy Guthrie is reportedly blocking <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">the FBI<\/a> from accessing key evidence in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Such physical evidence includes a glove and DNA recovered from the 84-year-old woman&rsquo;s home, <em>Reuters<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/fbi-blocked-key-access-evidence-nancy-guthrie-abduction-case-source-says-2026-02-13\/\">  reported<\/a>. She went missing 12 days ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4457021\/fbi-doubles-reward-nancy-guthrie-new-suspect-details\/\">FBI doubles reward in search for Nancy Guthrie as new suspect details released<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4456810\/cbp-supervisor-arrested-harboring-illegal-lover\/\">CBP supervisor arrested for allegedly harboring &#8216;illegal&#8217; lover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4456628\/fbi-ai-romance-scams-valentines-day\/\">FBI warns AI playing growing role in romance scams ahead of Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is sending the evidence to a private lab in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\">Florida<\/a> instead of handing it over to the FBI for forensic testing at its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >national crime lab based<\/a> in Quantico, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a>. <em>Reuters<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/fbi-blocked-key-access-evidence-nancy-guthrie-abduction-case-source-says-2026-02-13\/\">  reported the news<\/a> based on a source who revealed the county has spent at least $200,000 sending evidence to the Florida contractor.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/arizona-sheriff-blocking-fbi-from-key-evidence-escalating-guthrie-case-source\">later corroborated<\/a> the story, citing a source who said FBI investigators will likely need to retest the evidence themselves. This would further delay the search for Guthrie, wasting time for all authorities involved.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted the FBI Phoenix Field Office and Pima County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office for comment on the reported tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of cooperation between the law enforcement agencies comes as the investigation nears its two-week mark.<\/p>\n<p>Assisting in the investigation, the FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for any information that leads to the location of Guthrie or to the arrest and conviction of those involved in her disappearance. The bureau also released a new description of the suspect who was seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-dad-shoots-carjackers-saves-children-and-wife\/\" title=\"Texas Dad Shoots Carjackers, Saves Children and Wife\">doorbell camera footage<\/a> outside Guthrie&rsquo;s residence in Tucson, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIPhoenix\/status\/2021303417914753471\">video<\/a>, the suspect approached Guthrie&rsquo;s front door and tampered with the Ring camera. The suspect is believed to be a man wearing a black &ldquo;Ozark Trail Hiker Pack&rdquo; backpack.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4457021\/fbi-doubles-reward-nancy-guthrie-new-suspect-details\/\">FBI DOUBLES REWARD IN SEARCH FOR NANCY GUTHRIE AS NEW SUSPECT DETAILS RELEASED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Pima County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office is taking the lead on the investigation while the FBI provides assistance as requested by local officials. The Trump administration <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4446814\/trump-all-federal-law-enforcement-nancy-guthrie\/\">deployed federal resources<\/a> to help with the investigation last week.<\/p>\n<p>The nation is following the case closely as the missing woman is the mother of <em>Today<\/em> co-host Savannah Guthrie, who hasn&rsquo;t appeared on the morning show since the family emergency started.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AZ sheriff blocks FBI evidence access in Guthrie case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2569519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-h9gp8dsby-1770951894912-e1770952838676.jpg?1770934840&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4472,50990,50645,73584,5936],"class_list":["post-2569518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-arizona","tag-evidence-2","tag-fbi-2","tag-guthrie","tag-sheriff"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-h9gp8dsby-1770951894912-e1770952838676.jpg?1770934840&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569518"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569522,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569518\/revisions\/2569522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}