India, Aug. 4 -- Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, is facing another major legal challenge after a Tucson man filed a notice of claim seeking $176 million in damages.

Axeel Melendez, 24, is suing Sheriff Chris Nanos and the Pima County, Arizona, sheriff's department after deputies shot and paralyzed him while responding to a phony "swatting" call. This is the second major lawsuit against the department in two weeks.

According to AZPM, Someone pretending to be Melendez called the city's 311 non-emergency line on April 10. The caller claimed Melendez's father had shot his sister and gave out his home address.

Less than 48 hours before that call, Melendez had gotten a threatenin...