Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is no longer in direct communication with Nancy Guthrieâs family.
Investigators are actively working through numerous leads.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors decided not to remove Sheriff Nanos from his position..
Itâs been three and a half months now since Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home, and Sheriff Chris Nanos of the Pima County Sheriffâs Department says heâs not in touch with Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, whoâs one of Nancyâs daughters, or other members of the family.
Nanos told People in a recent interview that heâs no longer communicating with the Guthrie family directly and that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is handling those conversations.
He also acknowledged that the Guthries must be âfrustratedâ with the lack of answers.
âThe public is frustrated. Even the Guthrie family,â he said. âEvery passing second must feel like 100 days because they donât know. What matters is moving forward carefully so we donât make mistakes or falsely accuse somebody or make a bad arrest.â
Even though investigators havenât publicly announced a suspect or an arrest in the case, Nanos thinks answers will come.
âMy team, Iâve said all along, theyâre gonna solve this,â he told People. âI fully 100% believe that. ⊠When you have the best minds of the country working on problems, I think theyâre gonna solve them. It just takes a while.â
Investigatorsâ legwork at the moment includes sorting through âthousands and thousandsâ of videos, Nanos explained. âRight now, I think our focus is on the tips, the leads, and the evidence we have in front of us,â he said. âDigitally â the camera footages as well as biological, the DNA and those types of things.â
On Tuesday, the Pima County Board of Supervisors decided not to vacate Nanosâ position amid concerns about his work history, his management of the Pima County Sheriffâs Department, and other personnel and financial issues, per KOLD.
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CBS News previously reported two Pima County supervisors had alleged Nanos lied under oath during a deposition related to his time as a police officer in El Paso, Texas.
Tuesdayâs decision also involves the board forwarding any perjury allegations to the Arizona Attorney General, KOLD added.
âThe people of Pima County deserve to have confidence that their Sheriffâs Department is being led with integrity and professionalism,â Pima County Supervisor Matt Heinz said in a statement on Tuesday, per KVOA. âBy referring these matters to the Arizona Attorney General, we are allowing the appropriate authorities to determine the facts and pursue any action they deem warranted. Our responsibility as supervisors is to uphold the publicâs trust, and today we acted in service of that duty.â


