Sheriff leading Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping investigation facing recall effort
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD/Gray News) – An Arizona sheriff is facing a recall effort amid the ongoing Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case.
According to the Pima County Elections Department, a recall was launched naming embattled Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos on March 12.
Nanos addressed the recall this week.
“It’s the right of the people,” he said. “We’ll always honor the will of the people, and that’s what makes Democracy.”
Daniel Butierez, who is also collecting signatures to get on the ballot to run for Congress, is behind the recall effort against Nanos.
The recall effort comes just days after Nanos addressed discrepancies in his work history, and a lawsuit was filed against him and his department by an inmate.
Nanos has been facing national pressure over his department’s handling of the Guthrie investigation.
The 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie was last seen at her Tucson-area home on Jan. 31. Investigators believe she was kidnapped overnight.
The FBI is also assisting with the investigation, releasing surveillance footage that appeared to show a masked man at the Guthrie home the night of her disappearance.
But as the search enters another week, there has been no sign of Nancy Guthrie, and no suspect in the case has been identified.
Butierez will have 120 days from March 12 to collect the more than 120,000 signatures needed to trigger an actual recall.
If enough verified signatures are collected, a recall election will be held.
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