SWAT Operation Near Nancy Guthrie’s Residence Results in Three Arrests

Authorities have detained three individuals during a SWAT operation in Marana, Arizona, just under two miles from the residence of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson. This development was reported as the search for Guthrie continues.

Two men and a woman were apprehended from a house in Marana by the Pima County Sheriff’s SWAT team during a significant raid on Friday night, according to Fox News. The raid is part of the ongoing efforts to locate Nancy Guthrie.

As reported by TMZ, among those detained were a mother and her son.

Pima County Sheriff Chamonis Valdez confirmed to the Daily Mail that this operation is directly linked to the investigation concerning Nancy Guthrie’s case.

At present, the authorities are focusing their attention on this particular property. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office has announced that an official statement regarding the operation is expected to be released soon.

A source told Fox News that a judge issued a warrant to enter the home, though it remains unclear at this time if the detained individuals are suspects in the missing 84-year-old’s disappearance.

The raid saw officers surround the property and forcibly pull the detainees from the residence, NewsNation reported.

Roads were closed off near the residence as the SWAT raid continued 

Pima County police were seen standing near the blocked off roads

Several media members and law enforcement officials surrounded the home

Nancy Guthrie is the mother of TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie

It’s understood that a nearby traffic stop is also connected to the search. 

FBI officials told CNN Nancy Guthrie has yet to be located and her abductor has not been identified.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said the operation was part of investigators ‘actively working a lead,’ AZ Family reported.

Roughly two dozen officers, including FBI officials, were seen standing near blocked–off streets in the pouring rain, as one Pima County Sheriff’s Office plane was spotted flying over the Tucson neighborhood.

Law enforcement activity increased at the site Friday night as more vehicles arrived, including units believed to be federal agents.

Marked sheriff’s cars were followed by a federal evidence truck, according to CNN. A SWAT vehicle left earlier, while forensic teams remain in the area.

The SWAT team was reportedly activated around the same time that the aircraft was launched. 

This comes just days after the FBI asked for the public’s assistance in identifying a masked figure seen near Guthrie’s home before she disappeared. 

Doorbell camera images of the individual showed the masked man wearing a black jacket, a backpack and gloves.

Guthrie was last seen entering her home in Tucson on the evening of January 31 after having dinner with her daughter, Annie, son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, and her grandchildren.

An individual was spotted outside of Guthrie’s Arizona home before she went missing on February 1

Nancy Guthrie has been missing from her home since February 1 

Nancy was last seen entering her home in Tucson, pictured here on Tuesday, on the evening of January 31

The next morning, she was reported missing when she failed to attend a virtual church service with friends, Nanos said.

On Friday, investigators discovered that DNA found on Nancy’s property during the investigation did not belong to her family or anyone ‘close’ to her. 

‘DNA other than Nancy Guthrie’s and those in close contact to her has been collected from the property,’ the sheriff’s department said, adding that investigators are working to identify who it belongs to and are not disclosing where it was found.

Investigators also found several gloves, ranging from roughly two to 10 miles away from Nancy’s home.

Officials described the suspect as a 5-foot-9-inch or 5-foot-10-inch male with an average build. 

The Daily Mail contacted the Pima County Sheriff’s Office for more information.