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Man released after being detained for questioning in Guthrie case speaks to reporters
From CNN’s Martin Goillandeau and Kara Fox
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Man released after questioning as search for Nancy Guthrie continues
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A man, who identified himself to the The New York Times only as Carlos, says he was released without charges after being detained for questioning in the Nancy Guthrie investigation and told reporters he was shocked at being connected to the case.
“I hope they get the suspect, because I’m not it. They better do their job and find the suspect that did it so they can clear my name, and I’m done,” Carlos told reporters as he returned home, according to a video from New York Times reporter Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs. “Look at what I’m putting my family through. Not just them, even my parents in Tucson,” he adds, gesturing to the home behind him.
The man told CNN affiliate KNXV that he was held in custody from around 4 p.m. to after midnight, and was asked questions “like where I was, what hours,” before being told, “I’m free to go.”
Tuesday night, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said a man had been detained for questioning and they were executing a search warrant at a location in Rio Rico, Arizona. Hours later, the sheriff’s department said the search was completed but did not provide an update on the person detained for questioning.
The man who was questioned has not been identified by authorities. The FBI referred questions about him to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, which CNN has contacted for comment.
When asked how he felt after investigators told him why he’d been detained as part of the Guthrie investigation, Carlos answers: “What the f**k am I doing here? I didn’t do anything. To be honest, I’m innocent.”
Carlos told KNXV that as a delivery driver, he might have delivered a package to Guthrie’s home, but he didn’t know her.
Asked by a reporter if he had ever heard Nancy Guthrie’s name before, he responded: “Never until today.”
