Arizona sheriff blocking FBI from key evidence in escalating Guthrie case: source

TUCSON, Ariz. — A national instrumentality enforcement root has confirmed to Fox News Digital that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is blocking the FBI from obtaining cardinal grounds successful Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. 

The grounds requested by the FBI includes a mitt and DNA recovered wrong Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson, Arizona, home, according to accusation archetypal reported by Reuters. 

Federal officials person asked Nanos for the items truthful they could beryllium processed astatine the FBI's nationalist transgression laboratory successful Quantico, Virginia. However, Nanos has insisted connected sending the grounds for investigating astatine a backstage laboratory successful Florida, according to the source. 

"It risks further slowing a lawsuit that grows much urgent by the minute," the authoritative told Reuters, citing unspecified "earlier setbacks" successful the investigation.

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Savannah Guthrie and her parent Nancy Guthrie are pictured successful 2023. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)

The unnamed authoritative besides reportedly cited "earlier setbacks" successful the probe and criticized Nanos for not requesting FBI assistance successful the probe into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance sooner. 

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office is the superior investigative bureau successful the hunt for Nancy Guthrie, with the FBI lone permitted to instrumentality portion if requested by section officials. 

The authoritative added that Pima County has spent astir $200,000 connected sending grounds to the backstage laboratory successful Florida, with which the section contracts.

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Law enforcement agents cheque vegetation areas astir Nancy Guthrie’s location successful Tucson, Ariz., connected Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.  (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

"It’s wide the fastest way to answers is leveraging national resources and technology. Anything little lone prolongs the Guthrie family’s grief and the community’s hold for justice," the authoritative said, according to Reuters. 

The revelation comes arsenic signs of strife betwixt the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Office are opening to aboveground arsenic the hunt for Nancy Guthrie closes successful connected the two-week mark. 

Earlier this week, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance footage of a masked fishy approaching Nancy Guthrie’s beforehand doorway successful the moments earlier her disappearance.

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FBI agents canvass homes adjacent Nancy Guthrie's location successful Tucson connected Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.  (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson location successful the aboriginal greeting hours of Sunday, Feb. 1 and was reported missing aboriginal the aforesaid day.

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The FBI upped the reward to $100,000 for immoderate accusation starring to Nancy Guthrie’s instrumentality oregon an apprehension successful the case.

The Pima County Sheriff's Office did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.