India, March 14 -- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has warned that the suspect responsible for Today co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy Guthrie's disappearance could "absolutely" pose a risk again, emphasizing an ongoing threat to public safety 40 days after her disappearance and providing limited new information regarding a potential motive.

Speaking to NBC News, Nanos said, "Criminal minds are criminal minds," hinting that he has some understanding of the motive behind Guthrie's abduction but chose not to disclose it to the public.

"We believe that it was targeted, but we can't - we're not 100% sure of that," the sheriff stated. "And so it would be silly to tell people, 'Yea don't worry about it. You're not his target.' No, you c...