Nancy Guthrie Update: Sheriff Nanos Just Responded to the 'Bombshell' New Person of Interest Report

After the Pima County Sheriff's Department issued its first statement in weeks on the Nancy Guthrie case, its leader has now spoken out. Sheriff Chris Nanos has responded to a "bombshell" report claiming that a new person of interest in the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother has been detained.

Sheriff Nanos Breaks His Recent Silence

Late on Friday, reports began to surface in the media and online about a possible new development in the Nancy Guthrie case. Conjecture suggested that a person of interest had been detained for questioning. Shortly afterward, Fox News Digital reporter Michael Ruiz posted on X stating that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos replied with a single word when asked about those claims, "Nope."

"Sheriff Nanos’ one-word reply when asked about new reports that another person of interest has been detained in the Nancy Guthrie case: 'Nope.'"

????????????Sheriff Nanos’ one-word reply when asked about new reports that another person of interest has been detained in the Nancy Guthrie case: “Nope.”

— Michael Ruiz (@mikerreports) April 17, 2026

It is important to note that footage of Nanos' denial hasn't currently been made public. As such, there is no way to know how the question the sheriff replied to was asked or framed. Ruiz's post presents the denial as clear, but the full context currently remains unconfirmed.

The 'Bombshell' New Person of Interest Report Explained

Before Ruiz posted his report, Nancy Graceaddressed the circulating claims on her Crime Stories YouTube series. The host started an episode of the show by saying: "Bombshell. To Tucson and the Nancy Guthrie disappearance. Has a guy been detained overnight for questioning."

Grace and her guest David Mack went on discuss the possible implications of the claims that someone had been taken in for questioning. While doing so, they stressed that nothing had been confirmed, including when Mack referred to a "possible suspect" and "possible new information."

The pair revealed the two basic details of the report that Chris Nanos would later refute. The fact that it was being claimed that someone had been taken into custody for questioning was the most important part of the report. Secondarily, it was claimed that they were taken into custody near the same location where an earlier individual was arrested in relation to the case, south of Tucson and California. "We're right back in that same general area as we had been before." That earlier arrest, which is definitely known to have happened, appears to have gone nowhere.