India, March 14 -- The Arizona sheriff, who is looking into the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, stated that officials think they have identified the motive.

In an NBC News interview released on Thursday, March 12, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos provided further details regarding the probe, as the mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie continues to be unaccounted for.

"We believe we know why [the kidnapper] did this and we believe that it was targeted, but we're not 100% sure of that," Nanos stated. "So it'd be silly to tell people, 'Don't worry about it. You're not his target.' You could be. Don't think for a minute that because it happened to the Guthrie family, you're safe. No. Keep your wits about you."

The sheriff, however, chose no...