From Fox News: A federal law enforcement source has confirmed to Fox News Digital that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is blocking the FBI from obtaining key evidence in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
The evidence requested by the FBI includes a glove and DNA found inside Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson, Arizona, home, according to information first reported by Reuters.
Federal officials have asked Nanos for the items so they could be processed at the FBI’s national crime laboratory in Quantico, Virginia. However, Nanos has insisted on sending the evidence for testing at a private lab in Florida, according to the source.
“It risks further slowing a case that grows more urgent by the minute,” the official told Reuters, citing unspecified “earlier setbacks” in the investigation.
The official reportedly further criticized Nanos for not requesting FBI assistance in the case earlier, and said the Pima County Sheriff’s Office never actually requested FBI assistance, but the FBI reached out and offered to help.
The source said the FBI was only allowed “minimal” involvement in the beginning, and reportedly said of the conflict, “It’s insane.”
The FBI source spoke with News Nation correspondent Libbey Dean about the situation.
BREAKING: An FBI official tells me Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is blocking the FBI from obtaining key evidence in the Nancy Guthrie case.
The evidence requested includes a glove and DNA.
— Libbey Dean (@LibbeyDean_) February 13, 2026
RADIO SILENCE: A high-level FBI source tells Fox News Digital the handling of the Nancy Guthrie case has been “insane.” The source says the Pima County Sheriff’s Office never requested FBI assistance — the FBI reached out first. The agency joined the case late and was only… pic.twitter.com/k5NU5dPBEt
— Fox News US (@FoxUSNews) February 13, 2026
JUST IN: A U.S. law enforcement source tells FOX News Digital that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the Nancy Guthrie case, is blocking the FBI from key evidence. pic.twitter.com/SJX8KSxORS
— Rogue Soldiers (@RogueWarrior47) February 13, 2026
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