Person detained in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance released in Arizona
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said deputies arrested a person during a traffic stop south of Tucson, near the U.S.-Mexico border, hours after… the The FBI released surveillance photos of a masked person wearing what appeared to be a gun holster outside Guthrie’s front door on the night of her disappearance.
The department and FBI also conducted a court-authorized search at a home in Rio Rico, a community of about 20,000 residents located about an hour south of Tucson and about 15 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. Authorities said Tuesday night that the search was expected to take several hours. By Wednesday morning, investigators had left the home, the scene had been cleared, and police tape had been removed.
A man in the home identified himself to Fox News as Carlos Palazuelos. He said he was the person who was stopped during the traffic stop and detained for questioning, but has since been released and returned home.
Sheriff’s officials block the road entrance as a home was searched in Rio Rico, Arizona, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. (AP Photo/Ty O’Neil)
Palazuelos told Fox News that he works in Tucson delivering packages and said he had nothing to do with Guthrie’s disappearance. He said that investigators interrogated him about his whereabouts and took his phone before eventually releasing him.
Palazuelos said it was a “possibility” that he may have delivered a package to the Guthrie residence.
He said law enforcement showed one of his in-laws a photo of a masked person seen on surveillance footage on Guthrie’s property and that it “supposedly looked like my eyes.”
“That’s it. That’s all I know,” Palazuelos said.
FBI On Tuesday, it released short surveillance clips showing a masked person wearing a backpack and what appears to be a gun holster outside Guthrie’s home on the night of her disappearance. At some point, the individual appears to tilt his head away from the doorbell camera, hold a flashlight in his mouth and attempt to cover the lens with his gloved hand and what looks like part of a plant pulled from the yard.
This photo released by the FBI shows an armed person who appears to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance in Tuscon, Arizona, Sunday, February 1, 2026. (Provided by the FBI)
Investigators have said for more than a week they believe Guthrie was Taken against her will. She was last seen at her home on January 31 and was reported missing the next day. Authorities said DNA testing showed the blood found on her porch was hers.
An FBI billboard in Albuquerque, New Mexico, raises awareness about the search for missing Nancy Guthrie. (crane)
Guthrie, 84, is the “Today” anchor’s mother. Savannah Guthrie. Her disappearance on February 1 drew national attention. Savannah Guthrie and her two brothers have issued multiple video statements demanding the return of their mother and indicating her willingness to pay a ransom, while requesting proof that she is alive.
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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Nancy Guthrie is mentally sound but has limited mobility and takes multiple medications, raising concerns about her health if she can’t reach her.
The FBI has started Publishing digital billboards in several major cities for information, and officials urged anyone with information to contact investigators.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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