{"id":5138,"date":"2026-02-26T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsyn.store\/?p=5138"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:00:02","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-the-man-detained-in-the-nancy-guthrie-case-has-been-released-carlos-palazuelos-says-police-forced-entry-into-his-home-admits-he-may-have-delivered-to-nancys-house-bef-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsyn.store\/?p=5138","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: The man detained in the Nancy Guthrie case has been released. Carlos Palazuelos says police forced entry into his home, admits he may have delivered to Nancy\u2019s house before \u2014 but denies any involvement. No charges announced. \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delivery driver detained in Nancy Guthrie abduction investigation released after several hours in custody: \u2018What the f\u2013k am I doing here\u2019<\/h1>\n

The Arizona DoorDash driver who was detained by law enforcement Tuesday night in the search for\u00a0Nancy Guthrie\u2019s kidnapper\u00a0has been released after several hours in custody.<\/p>\n

The newly freed man, identifying himself as a delivery driver named Carlos, expressed his frustration after authorities detained him in connection with the alleged kidnapping of the 84-year-old mother of \u201cToday\u201d host Savannah Guthrie \u2014 both of whom he had never heard of.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey held me against my will,\u201d Carlos, 36,\u00a0told reporters\u00a0outside his home. \u201cThey didn\u2019t even read me my rights until two hours later.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nA man identified as Carlos was released from police custody after he was detained in the search for Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 10, 2026.CBS News<\/span>
\nThe man claims his wrists were left swollen from the handcuffs.<\/p>\n

Carlos, standing outside his home in Rio Rico \u2013 a tiny border community roughly 60 miles south of Tucson \u2013 cried out his innocence after being released.<\/p>\n

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Delivery driver detained in Nancy Guthrie abduction investigation released after several hours in custody: \u2018What the f\u2013k am I doing here\u2019<\/h1>\n

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Published\u00a0<\/span>Feb. 11, 2026, 5:17 a.m. ET<\/span><\/p>\n

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Expert points to early stumbles in probe of Savannah Guthrie\u2019s missing mom<\/p>\n

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The Arizona DoorDash driver who was detained by law enforcement Tuesday night in the search for\u00a0Nancy Guthrie\u2019s kidnapper\u00a0has been released after several hours in custody.<\/p>\n

The newly freed man, identifying himself as a delivery driver named Carlos, expressed his frustration after authorities detained him in connection with the alleged kidnapping of the 84-year-old mother of \u201cToday\u201d host Savannah Guthrie \u2014 both of whom he had never heard of.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey held me against my will,\u201d Carlos, 36,\u00a0told reporters\u00a0outside his home. \u201cThey didn\u2019t even read me my rights until two hours later.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nA man identified as Carlos was released from police custody after he was detained in the search for Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 10, 2026.CBS News<\/span>
\nThe man claims his wrists were left swollen from the handcuffs.<\/p>\n

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Carlos, standing outside his home in Rio Rico \u2013 a tiny border community roughly 60 miles south of Tucson \u2013 cried out his innocence after being released.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat the f\u2013k am I doing here? I didn\u2019t do anything to be honest, I\u2019m innocent,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

The man says he was riding in a car with his wife when they noticed law enforcement vehicles trailing them. They decided to pull over, and Carlos hopped out of the car.<\/p>\n

Carlos said that he works in Tucson for a parcel delivery service, but doesn\u2019t recall encountering Guthrie, who has reported missing on Feb. 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told them, I work in Tucson for GLS, I might have delivered a package to her house but I never kidnapped anybody,\u201d he told\u00a0ABC15.\u00a0\u201cThey hold me from 4:00 p.m. till now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nNBC \u201cToday\u201d show host Savannah Guthrie with her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing since Feb. 1, 2026.savannahguthrie\/Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nCarlos says he told investigators that he had never heard of Guthrie or her daughter, \u201cToday\u201d show host Savannah Guthrie, because he doesn\u2019t watch the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope they get the suspect, because I\u2019m not it. And they better do their job and find the suspect that did it so they can clear my name, I\u2019m done,\u201d Carlos said.<\/p>\n

Carlos claims he wasn\u2019t given a reason for why officials sought him out in the investigation, and no charges were filed against him.<\/p>\n

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While he was in police custody, authorities began searching Carlos\u2019 home, which he shares with his wife, children and in-laws.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t known what officials were looking for, but Carlos claimed police broke down the front and garage doors.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook what they put my family through,\u201d he said, pointing to the front door.<\/p>\n

Carlos\u2019 mother-in-law\u00a0says all their cell phones were confiscated, as was the car Carlos was riding in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey showed me a video to see if it was him, to see \u2026 if I recognize the things he was wearing, he doesn\u2019t have any of that. He doesn\u2019t have anything that comes in the video,\u201d Carlos\u2019 mother-in-law told ABC15.<\/p>\n

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\nThe FBI released photos of an armed individual outside Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home on Feb. 1, 2026.FBI<\/span>
\n\u201cThey went inside, busted the doors from my house, they went inside and took my son to the living room,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The woman said she was not familiar with the Nancy Guthrie case. She\u2019d only seen the news on Facebook, but hadn\u2019t closely followed the story.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey already asked us a lot of questions about it, like I said I have nothing to hide, you can go in my house, you can search anything you want, there\u2019s nothing to hide. I don\u2019t know the lady, I don\u2019t know about the lady,\u201d she told NewsNation.<\/p>\n

The car was later returned to the family\u2019s home.<\/p>\n

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What do you think?\u00a0Post a comment.<\/p>\n

Earlier Tuesday, the\u00a0FBI released photos\u00a0of a masked and \u201carmed individual\u201d caught on video tampering with a doorbell camera outside the elder Guthrie\u2019s home on the morning of her disappearance.<\/p>\n

The suspect seemed to have a flashlight in his mouth \u2014 and lumbered around Nancy\u2019s patio in sneakers, a fleece and a backpack as he fumbled with the camera, one point grabbing nearby flowers and placing them in front of the lens.<\/p>\n

A handgun was clearly seen holstered in the front of his pants.<\/p>\n

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