FBI Involvement in Guthrie Case Sparks Clash Between Patel and Arizona Sheriff

FBI Director Kash Patel accused local officials of delaying FBI involvement in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, while Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said coordination with the FBI began without delay and on-scene decisions governed evidence handling. Patel claimed access to doorbell footage and Google data aided identifying a suspect and criticized not using the FBI lab in Quantico for DNA analysis; Nanos insisted the FBI lab has been cooperating from the start. Guthrie’s family has been cleared by investigators as the search continues.