Authorities detained a man for questioning Tuesday night in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News.
The development comes hours after the FBI releasedimages of a masked and armed individualcaptured on her front door camera on the morning the 84-year-old mother of "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie disappeared in Tucson, Arizona.
It was not immediately clear whether the man detained for questioning was the person seen in the doorbell camera images FBI Director Kash Patel released earlier. The FBI is directing all questions to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
Patel earlier published six black-and-white photos and three video clips on X. The images show an unidentified person wearing a mask, gloves, sneakers and a backpack. The person is armed, Patel said on X, and at least one of the videos shows a holstered gun.
The images show the person appearing to cover the camera with a gloved hand and what seems to be part of a plant. In one of the videos, the person tilts their head downward while walking through the home’s front archway.
Patel said law enforcement had "uncovered these previously inaccessible new images" as of Tuesday morning. The video was "recovered from residual data located in backend systems."
The Pima County Sheriff's Department, which is leading the investigation, released an identical statement and said no news briefings were planned at this time.
The images released by the FBI show the logo for Nest, a smart doorbell brand owned by Google. The technology giant did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Savannah Guthrieposted one of the photoson her Instagram account with a brief message: "We believe she is still alive. Bring her home. Anyone with information, please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department 520-351-4900."
President Donald Trump has reviewed the imagery, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
Source: Drudge Report
