Nancie Guthrie case: No arrests after police searched nearby home

No arrests made after police search residence near Nancy Guthrie’s home

Police searched a residence about two miles from the home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of US news anchor Savannah Guthrie, on Friday night.

The search warrant was based on a lead investigators had received, but no arrests were made, the Pima County sheriff’s department said.

A person was also questioned at a traffic stop on Friday night, but was released, the department added.

It comes after local officials said investigators had found DNA at Guthrie’s address that did not belong to her or anyone close to her.

The 84-year-old disappeared in the middle of night from her home in Tucson, Arizona, two weeks ago. Authorities believe she was taken against her will.

The sheriff’s department confirmed on Saturday that law enforcement officers had executed a federal court-ordered search warrant based on a lead at the residence in connection with the Guthrie case.

The department did not provide further details about the lead or the residents of the house, saying only that no one was arrested.

More than a dozen law enforcement vehicles, both marked and unmarked, were seen in the area by BBC News, including Swat teams and forensics.

Armed police teams were seen coming in and out of the area, with a sheriff’s vehicle blocking the road.

Investigators have also found several gloves, with the closest discovered about two miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home.

The sheriff’s department said reports that a glove was found inside her home or on the property were inaccurate.

All collected evidence had been sent for laboratory analysis, they added.

It said investigators had been able to establish identifying details about the suspect after analysing footage from a doorbell camera outside Guthrie’s home.

The suspect was wearing a 25-litre Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack in the footage, the FBI said.

After the doorbell footage was released, investigators received more than 13,000 tips, including 4,000 in the first 24 hours.

The FBI has also increased the reward for information about Guthrie’s disappearance from $50,000 (£36,700) to $100,000.

The county sheriff department said the suspect description “remains a key focus”, but added that “investigators are not ruling out any individuals or possibilities”.

Investigators have also issued a wider appeal for video footage from Guthrie’s neighbours.

Police have said Nancy Guthrie, 84, needed daily medication and had limited mobility.

Savannah Guthrie and her two siblings have released a number of social media pleas directed at their mother’s abductor.

They believe she is still alive and have indicated they would be willing to pay for her safe return.