India, March 23 -- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos compared Nancy Guthrie's potential abduction to the Isabel Celis case, saying the Guthrie case is "unlike anything we've seen in years in Tucson." The closest example, he said, is the kidnapping of Celis. She was six years old when she was taken from her bedroom in 2012.

A man named Christopher Clements received a natural life sentence in April 2024 for the murder of Celis in Tucson more than a decade ago. He was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, and second-degree burglary for the abduction and death of the girl.

"It took 10 years to get resolution on that. I hope that's not the case here, but I hope also that the public and community understand that we are working it hard, ...