Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s mom, Nancy Guthrie, is still missing six weeks after the abduction from her Tucson, Ariz., home—and the lead investigator, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, was just named in a $1 million lawsuit.

On March 5, a Pima County jail inmate, Christopher Michael Marx, filed a lawsuit against Nanos and the Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

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In the filing, Marx—who was found guilty of shoplifting in late 2024—claimed that a sheriff deputy working at the jail between two units endangered his life, per Newsweek. That's because one of the units was allegedly in quarantine after an inmate tested positive for COVID-19.

“This deputy was going back and forth working both units; our unit was on lockdown because this deputy was working both units,” he wrote.

Additionally, Marx claimed the deputy failed to disinfect before traveling between the units, and that Nanos did not ensure that his deputies protected the inmates by containing COVID-19. He called it a “threat to my safety because this put my life in jeopardy with their action, constantly.” Marx also claimed that he "could have died.”

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Because of the alleged conditions, Marx claimed that Nanos and the PCSD violated Article 2 of the Arizona state Constitution, the Declaration of Rights. He is requesting that the department ensure "that they properly disinfect their bodies when the deputies are working two units at a time and one of these units is quarantined.”

Marx is also seeking “an apology from the sheriff" and $1,350,000, which he said he would donate to provide “6 months rent free, no strings attached” apartments for the unhoused.

On Feb. 1, the PCSD launched its search for Nancy, 84, after she was last seen on Jan. 31 at her Tucson home. Savannah and her siblings, Annie and Camron, have posted video messages to their mother’s potential captor(s) after receiving alleged ransom notes. Most recently, Savannah offered a $1 million reward for any information leading to Nancy’s return. She remains missing, as of writing.

Those with any information about Nancy’s missing case are advised to contact the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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