On Feb. 13, Luke Daley was detained for a number of hours by Pima County sheriff’s deputies and was questioned by the FBI in reference to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. For the primary time since being detained and cleared, Daley is talking out in an interview with Briana Whitney, a real crime correspondent for Arizona’s Family, saying he had nothing to do with Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
“It’s not me,” Daley stated, referring to the masked individual within the FBI-released doorbell digicam video. “I don’t see the resemblance of it looking like me.”
He stated he doesn’t know who’s concerned in Guthrie’s disappearance, and if he did, he would “happily” inform the authorities.
Daley stated that on the night time he was detained, he was driving dwelling in his Range Rover when two sheriff’s vehicles pulled him over and advised him to get out of the car, earlier than cuffing him and detaining him for about 4 to 5 hours. When he requested what he was being detained for, they didn’t inform him.
Daley stated he simply realized that Nancy Guthrie lived close by and has by no means met her. He stated he knew who she was solely as a result of his mother was following the case. Authorities towed his Range Rover for a search, which he finally bought again. They additionally took his cellphone for a search, which he nonetheless hasn’t gotten again. In the meantime, a SWAT raid was being carried out at his dwelling.
“The worst part was my mom not being there,” Daley stated, including that she has well being points. “I’m thinking the worst.” Without a cellphone, he couldn’t get in contact along with her however found the subsequent day that she had gone to a neighbor’s home.
Daley has known as the ordeal a “nightmare” and seems like he can’t exit in public. He stated he simply needs Nancy Guthrie to return dwelling safely and for his title to be cleared.