Trump says local officials remain in charge of Guthrie case despite FBI ‘progress’

Record ID: 2342555

  • Title: Trump says local officials remain in charge of Guthrie case despite FBI ‘progress’
  • Date: 13th February 2026
  • Summary: TUCSON, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 13, 2026) (REUTERS) (MUTE)  DRONE AERIAL OF NANCY GUTHRIE’ S NEIGHBORHOOD VARIOUS DRONE AERIALS OF GUTHRIE’S HOME AND BACKYARD POOL DRONE AERIAL OF GUTHRIE’S GARGADE DRONE AERIAL OF POOL AND BACKYARD DRONE AERIAL OF GARGAE AND OTHER STRUCTURE ON PROPERTY  DRONE OF VEHICLES ON GUTHRIE”S STREET TUCSON, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY
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  • Keywords: Arizona Donald Trump FBI Nancy Guthrie Savannah Guthrie abduction anchor mother reporters
  • Location: TUCSON, ARIZONA,AND WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: TUCSON, ARIZONA,AND WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA002535413022026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:U.S. President Donald Trump said local authorities were leading the investigation into the abduction of U.S. television journalist Savannah Guthrie's mother, amid reports that the local sheriff was blocking FBI access to key evidence,  on Friday (February 13). 
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation asked Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos for physical evidence in the case, including a glove and DNA from the home of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, to be processed at the FBI's national crime laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, a U.S. law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told Reuters. 
    Nanos has insisted instead on using a private lab in Florida, an official told Reuters. 
    Nanos did not respond to requests for comment from Reuters.
    (Production: Herbert Villarraga, Colette Luke, Suheir Sheikh, and Deborah Gembara) 
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