Sheriff Nanos: The Deposition Record, the Board Vote, and What It Means for the Guthrie Investigation

In December 2025 — six weeks before Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson home — Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos gave a sworn deposition. Asked directly whether he had ever been suspended during his law enforcement career, he answered no. El Paso Police Department employment records obtained by the Arizona Republic show eight suspensions and 37 days without pay between 1977 and 1982, including a 15-day suspension following an arrest in which a robbery suspect named Carlos Urias allegedly ended up in intensive care. Nanos resigned from the El Paso department in 1982 — two years earlier than his publicly posted résumé stated.

This week on True Crime Today, Tony Brueski examines the full legal and institutional record and what it means for an unsolved investigation.

The institutional response to the surfaced records has been formal and significant. The Pima County deputies' union — representing 300 of Nanos' own officers — passed a unanimous no-confidence vote and called for his immediate resignation. The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to compel sworn reports from Nanos under oath, directing outside counsel to draft the legal language. Non-compliance with that order carries a specific consequence: the board can vote to vacate his seat after ten days of non-compliance. Supervisor Matt Heinz said publicly that Nanos' 42-year record in Pima County "seems to be based on fraud." The board is set to review draft removal language at an April 7 meeting.

Against this backdrop, the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance continues with no arrest and no publicly named suspect. The FBI is reportedly conducting targeted inquiries with neighbors specifically about people who moved out of the area before she disappeared — a departure from standard canvas procedure that carries procedural implications Robin Dreeke addresses in the companion episode. January 11th has been flagged by the family as a date of significance weeks before Nancy vanished. Law enforcement has made no public statement about it.

Every sworn statement Nanos has made in connection with this investigation now carries the weight of a deposition record that the documentary evidence directly contradicts.

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