Local officials aim to oust Arizona sheriff leading Nancy Guthrie investigation over perjury allegations

Key Points:

• Local officials in Arizona are seeking to remove Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, with at least two county supervisors planning to file a motion if he doesn't step down by the 100-day mark since her vanishing.
• Allegations against Nanos include lying under oath about being suspended during his tenure as a police officer in El Paso, Texas, with records showing multiple suspensions for issues like "unnecessary violence" and tardiness.
• Dr. Matt Heinz, a Pima County Board of Supervisors member, stated that Nanos lost community confidence due to his past disciplinary problems and called for his removal, emphasizing the issue is unrelated to the Guthrie case.
• Nanos' attorney claimed the sheriff misunderstood a deposition question regarding discipline from another agency and corrected this promptly after reviewing the transcript.
• The push to oust Nanos followed criticism from FBI Director Kash Patel about delayed FBI involvement in the Guthrie case, though officials maintain the removal effort is based solely on Nanos' professional record, not the ongoing investigation.