The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is addressing questions about Sheriff Chris Nanos’ work history amid the search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.
“The Pima County Sheriff’s Department recently identified two clerical errors in Sheriff Chris Nanos’ publicly posted resume. Both date discrepancies were administrative in nature and were not intended to mislead or misrepresent Sheriff Nanos’ work history,” the department told Us Weekly in a statement on Tuesday, March 10.
The statement comes one day after the newspaper The Arizona Republic reported that Nanos resigned in lieu of termination from the El Paso Police Department in 1982, two years earlier than the date listed on his resume, which was posted on the agency’s website.
According to records cited by the outlet, Nanos resigned from the Texas police department after six years to avoid termination after a series of disciplinary issues, including insubordination, excessive force, off-duty gambling and tardiness.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department clarified on Tuesday that Nanos “served with the El Paso Police Department from 1976 to 1982. His service with El Paso PD concluded in 1982, not 1984 as previously stated. Additionally, Sheriff Nanos was promoted to the rank of captain in 2007, not 2009.”
“These administrative errors have been corrected,” the department noted, sharing a link to Nanos’ updated resume.
The statement concluded, “Sheriff Nanos has dedicated more than four decades to law enforcement and public service. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to professionalism, accountability and the safety of the communities he serves. As Sheriff of Pima County, he continues to lead the department with experience, integrity and a clear focus on protecting the residents of Pima County.”
Nanos has been at the forefront of the Nancy Guthrie case since the 84-year-old was reported missing on February 1. Nancy was last seen by her family the previous evening and is believed to have been abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in the middle of the night.
DNA evidence and video surveillance footage were recovered from Nancy’s home in the search, but she remains missing after more than five weeks. Savannah, 54, and siblings Annie and Camron Guthrie have increased the reward for her return to $1 million, while the FBI has offered $100,000 for credible information that might help find Nancy.
“I think that investigators are definitely closer,” Nanos told NBC’s Liz Kreutz during a Today show interview on March 3. “Now it’s time to just go to work.”
