Local officials aim to oust Arizona sheriff leading Nancy Guthrie investigation

CBS Mornings Local officials aim to oust Arizona sheriff leading Nancy Guthrie investigation over perjury allegations .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-cbs-mornings.jpg'); } By Jonathan Vigliotti Jonathan Vigliotti Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti is a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. Vigliotti's reporting has taken him to more than three dozen countries and territories across six continents. Read Full Bio Jonathan Vigliotti May 8, 2026 / 2:37 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Local officials in Arizona are pushing to remove Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.At least two Pima County supervisors plan to file a motion to have the sheriff's office vacated if Nanos doesn't step down by Tuesday, which marks 100 days since Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home.They allege Nanos lied under oath during a deposition for an unrelated lawsuit when he denied being suspended during his years as a police officer in El Paso, Texas, before he joined the Pima County Sheriff's Department in the 1980s."A unanimous vote of the disciplinary board at that time for a whole host of problems said, 'Hey, he can't be a cop anymore. He's just bad at this and he's not upholding our standards … he's got to go,'" said Dr. Matt Heinz, a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors.CBS News obtained the El Paso Police Department records that show Nanos was suspended several times for a number of alleged infractions, including "unnecessary violence" and tardiness."He has definitely lost the confidence of the community. He's embarrassed himself, and it's time for him to go," Heinz said.An attorney for Nanos said in a letter, "Sheriff Nanos did not understand the question related to discipline with a different agency not governed by the Arizona Peace Officer's Bill of Rights. In reviewing the transcript shortly after his deposition, Sheriff Nanos...