Sheriff Chris Nanos of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) is reportedly blocking the FBI from examining key evidence in the case of missing Nancy Guthrie in Tucson.
The FBI wants to study the black glove and other DNA collected from Guthrie’s Catalina Foothills home in its Quantico, Virginia crime lab, but Nanos has “insisted on using a private lab in Florida,” a report by Reuters said.
It is believed that the Guthrie investigation will be delayed due to the forensic analysis outsourcing.
PCSD has yet to respond to the report of it interfering with the FBI in the missing person case.
FBI Phoenix revealed new information Thursday about the suspect connected with the disappearance of Guthrie in Tucson and said it has doubled the reward for those who help locate the 84-year-old.
Forensic analysis of Guthrie’s doorbell camera footage by the FBI’s Operational Technology Division confirmed the suspect is male, has an “average build” and is between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-10.
He was also seen wearing a “black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack,” according to the FBI.
