Palazuelos said he was riding in a car with his wife when he noticed authorities following their vehicle, at which point they pulled over and he exited the car. The 36-year-old confirmed he worked for GLS, parcel delivery service, but couldn’t recall encountering Nancy Guthrie, who was reported missing on February 1.
“I told them, I work in Tucson for GLS, I might have delivered a package to her house but I never kidnapped anybody,” he said via ABC 15. “They hold me from 4 p.m. ’til now.”
“I hope they get the suspect, because I’m not it. And they better do their job and find the suspect that did it so they can clear my name, I’m done,” Palazuelos added, claiming he wasn’t given a reason why authorities sought him prior to being released without charges filed.
FBI Director Kash Patel had confirmed to FOX News that investigators were interviewing “persons of interest” amid reports that a man had been detained.
“Without polluting the investigation, I will say we have made substantial progress in these last 36-48 hours, thanks to the technical capabilities of the FBI and our partnerships and I do believe we are looking at people who, as we say, are persons of interest,” Patel said.
The detainment was reported hours after a surveillance video and photos showing a potential subject in connection with Guthrie’s disappearance. Officials were referring to the person in the photo as a potential subject, but that didn’t confirm that they are a subject in the ongoing investigation, two law enforcement sources confirmed to CBS News.
The individuals suspected of kidnapping Guthrie had reportedly stopped contact with her family after a $6 million ransom deadline passed on Monday (February 9), the FBI announced via the New York Post. The ransom deadline expired at 5:00 p.m. local time on Monday and there’s no sign its been paid nor proof that Guthrie is still alive as of Tuesday morning.
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