ARIZONA POLICE HAVE detained a man for questioning in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s Today Show host Savannah Guthrie. 

News broke that a man was detained last night, but police later said no press conference was to be held on the back of the detainment. 

It’s also not clear if the man who’s been detained is thought to be the masked individual shown in black and white footage released by the FBI, captured by Nancy’s security cameras outside her home in Tucson, Arizona, on the morning she went missing. 

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That person appeared to be tampering with Nancy’s security cameras. 

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department detained the man during a traffic stop south of Tucson. 

“The subject is currently being questioned in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation,” the department said last night. 

It’s been reported that police have searched the home of the detained man under a court-authorised warrant. 

It’s believed that the house is in Rio Rico, an area south of Tucson. 

Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have said that their mother’s health and heart are “fragile”, that she lives in “pain” and that she needs medication regularly to “survive”. 

FBI Director Nash Patel has said that the agency’s priority is to find Nancy. 

“Right behind that is to find anyone and any others involved in this kidnapping case to make sure they’re brought to justice”, he added. 

Patel said that agents are working “through the night” on the case. 

Nancy was kidnapped ten days ago and subsequently reported missing from her home in the Catalina Foothills of Arizona. 

The case has confounded authorities and has been a main news item in Canada and the US for more than a week. 

Notes claiming to be from the kidnappers, including one demanding millions of dollars in Bitcoin, have been analysed by authorities.