Why Is Sheriff Nanos Still in Charge? His Own People Are Asking

Nearly four weeks since Nancy Guthrie was taken. No suspects. No arrests. DNA processing delayed by months. And the people who know Sheriff Chris Nanos best are publicly questioning whether he should still be running this investigation.

Richard Kastigar served 46 years with the Pima County Sheriff's Department—including as Nanos's own second-in-command. He told reporters Nanos has "great disdain" for the FBI going back to a 2015 investigation, calls him a "quintessential micromanager," and says the case should have gone to the feds weeks ago.

Sgt. Aaron Cross, president of the Pima County Deputies Organization, was even more direct: "It is a common belief in this agency that this case has become an ego case for Sheriff Nanos."

Former Lieutenant Heather Lappin, who ran against Nanos in 2024 and is now suing him in federal court, told the Hollywood Reporter: "When you put your own ego and your own image to the public over the health and safety of an 84-year-old woman, then that's a problem."

Nanos says the criticism is political. He says the FBI relationship is great. He says the evidence decisions were about consistency.

Meanwhile, Nancy's family reportedly wanted to announce a $1 million reward on day one. Law enforcement discouraged it. The reward finally went public this week—more than three weeks into the investigation.

The FBI is involved but in a supporting role. Critics say Nanos should step back and let them lead. He hasn't. Nancy Guthrie is still missing. And the man in charge keeps saying everyone else is the problem.

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