A man detained for questioning over Nancy Guthrie's disappearance has been released by authorities

On Tuesday (10.02.26), authorities detained an individual south of Tucson and brought them in for questioning, but not charged.

Now, CNN affiliate KNXV has reported that the man has now been released, while investigators have finished searching a property in Rio Rico.

Reporter Lillian Donahue says her colleagues spoke to a man who said he was detained for questioning as part of the search for Nancy.

The journalist said he told them "he didn't even know who this woman (Nancy Guthrie) was, that he works as a delivery driver".

In a video interview with KNXV, the man explained that his wife pulled over after noticing they were being followed by police.

He added: "They told me I was being detained for kidnapping. I asked them, 'kidnapping of who?'

"I told them ... I might have delivered a package to their house but I never kidnapped anybody."

In a statement, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that the department had someone in for questioning.

He said: "Earlier today, Pima County Sheriff's Department deputies detained a subject during a traffic stop south of Tucson.

"The subject is currently being questioned in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation.

"Additional information will be released as it becomes available."

The update came hours after the Pima County Sheriff's office released images and a video of a person with a hat over their face wearing gloves, with the figure appearing to have tampered with a camera at the victim's front door.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos wrote on X: "Working with our partners - as of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance."

FBI Director Kash Patel has also posted images and two videos of the individual on his X account.

FBI Phoenix Public Affairs Officer Brooke Brennan said in a statement: "Over the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie's home that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors, including the removal of recording devices.

"The video was recovered from residual data located in backend system."

The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to her being found, "and/or the arrested and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance".