Sheriff's Suspension Scandal, Guthrie Search Continues

0:00On April 26, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos admitted to his lawyer that he quit the El Paso Police Department back in 1982. Dodger three-day suspension for insubordination. This came after the county supervisors pushed for answers on claims he might have lied under oath. In a deposition for First Amendment lawsuit from Sergeant Aaron Cross, the Deputy's Association President Nanos claimed he'd never been suspended. As a cup, the lawsuit stems from disputes over department management and free speech issues. Nanos' lawyer, James Kuhl, says the sheriff's statement wasn't a lie, just confusion about his old El Paso job versus his decades of clean service in. Pima County reports though points of multiple suspensions during his time there, over 40 years ago. Sergeant Cross fired back, calling the lawyer's note full of lies and noting it wasn't even sworn. former sheriff's office insider Heather Lapin, who once ran against Nanos, is tangled in the mix too, with questions about election meddling and targeting critics.

1:03County officials probed if Nanos abused his power during elections, but the Department of Justice said there's no basis for a federal criminal probe. Cools pushing back, defending the sheriff's leadership and saying not every question needs a public answer. All this drama plays out while the search drags on for Guthrie, abducted from her Catalina Foothill's home near Tucson on February 1st. Her daughter, today's show host Savannah Guthrie, shipped in $1 million to the reward fund as tips keep coming in. The last confirmed sighting of Guthrie was around 10.30 a.m. on the day of her disappearance. That reps entertainment and celebrity news, today brought to you with AI.