Derrick Callella Arrested for Allegedly Texting Annie Guthrie & Tommaso Cioni

Derrick Callella, a Los Angeles area man, was arrested in connection with the Nancy Guthrie case for allegedly texting the Guthrie family about Bitcoin.

On Thursday, February 5, 2026, the FBI arrested Derrick Callella in Hawthorne, California, a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice says. "Callella has been charged via a criminal complaint filed in federal court for transmitting a demand for ransom in interstate commerce, and without disclosing his identity, utilizing a telecommunications device with the intent to abuse...