Nancy Guthrie Update: Chris Nanos defends arrest of YouTuber outside Tucson home, ‘nuisance to community’
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos Defended YouTube user and content creator for true crime arrest Nancy Guthrie’s home and dismissed them as a “nuisance” to the missing 84-year-old’s neighbors. He spoke publicly about the arrest on June 26 on Arizona radio station KVOI AM 1030’s “Buckmaster Show,” saying the arrest was made after multiple warnings.
“We tried to be very reasonable under the circumstances,” Nanos said. “We first had officers pull over at the house to stop people from approaching. And then, well, there were so many cars parked here that the neighbors couldn’t get through. So, we put up no parking signs — temporary signs.”
Nanos praised the “real media” for being “very respectful” to both the Sheriff’s Department and the community, adding that even with all the media leaving, some remain.
“But we had two or three people who, for whatever reason, thought they should stay,” he said.
Nanos said the presence of these YouTubers “will definitely cause trouble for the community.” He said that while these people have a right to report the news, they should have “a certain amount of respect for their neighbors.”
“Our community went from an average of 50 reports in six months to over 180, almost 200,” he said. “So we have to strike a balance at this point, and we think we should take an approach of, ‘Hey, let’s go warn these people. You guys, you really should be doing that elsewhere. What you’re reporting on is really nothing new or earth-shattering. If there was anything new or earth-shattering … the entire media would know about it. [it.]'”
Nanos explained that he tried to handle the situation with “some sense of legitimacy,” even inviting them to camp outside his office.
“I don’t want to book anyone, but it gets to the point where you know you can’t pee [or] defecating in front of one’s eyes [the] “Neighbors, you just can’t do this,” he said. “I’ve had enough and I said, ‘That’s it, they’re going to jail.'”
YouTube user arrested
Early June, what time? YouTube user arrested He was charged after a crackdown in Nancy’s Catalina Foothills community, Tucson News 4 reported. Alexander Zabel, who runs the true crime page Crime Network, was taken into custody at his home, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
Troy Bradshaw, who runs the “DAA JUICE” page on YouTube, was also arrested and charged with public nuisance. Damian Todd Enderle was cited for public nuisance but later released.
X account Pima County Deputy County Sheriff Organization wrote At the time, “Tonight, two subjects were arrested while live-streaming in the Guthrie community. This warrant was personally issued by Chief Nanos through the chain of command. The public can once again understand why we are working so hard to get rid of him.”
