The person detained by the police for questioning Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance was identified by a family member as Carlos Palazuelos. This comes after the FBI released photos and videos showing interest in Nancy’s disappearance. However, it has not been confirmed whether the person seen in the video is Carlos.
Crime scene tape hangs on a street where a man was detained for questioning after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who disappeared from her home, in Rio Rico, Arizona, US, February 10, 2026. REUTERS/RebebeCarlos was released shortly after being taken into custody, ABC 15 reporter Ford told Hatchet X. “He wants to be identified only as Carlos. He says he was held for several hours at the scene of the initial traffic stop. Full interview coming soon,” Hatchett wrote.
A source told News Nation the man was detained during a traffic stop, and is not being called a suspect at this time, according to the outlet. The police are carrying out an execution Search warrant at Carlos’ home. Nancy remains missing, a source told the outlet.
Reporter Paul Sperry revealed in X that Carlos delivers packages on contract “for UPS” and drives a white van.
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FBI director Kash Patel told Fox News that agents are looking at multiple people as “persons of interest.” We’re looking at people who are, as we say, persons of interest.” Dr. Patel.
Who is Carlos Palazuelos and did he know Nancy Guthrie?The mother-in-law of the arrested person identified herself as Josephine Maddox. She identified her son as Carlos Palajuelos, adding that he was at her home in Rio Rico, Arizona when Nancy disappeared.
Josefina described Carlos as a “good guy” and insisted he had no criminal record or history of being violent. Josefina was shown surveillance footage of the man on Nancy’s ring camera, but denied the man had anything in common with Carlos.
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News Nation’s Brian Entin reported that the man arrested in Nancy’s case was supplying DoorDash, according to her family. He spoke to Josefina, and wrote X-A, who did not name her, “just spoke to the mother-in-law of the man who was arrested. She owns the house and said there was an active search warrant and they took all their electronic devices. She insisted her son-in-law was not involved.”
The woman said in another interview that they did not know Nancy. “We don’t know him at all. I don’t know who he is,” she said.
“The Pima County Sheriff’s Department, assisted by the FBI’s Evidence Response Team, is conducting a court-authorized search in Rio Rico, AZ related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation. This operation is expected to last several hours. No further details are available at this time,” the department said in a statement late Tuesday.
