Pima County sheriff no stranger to controversy as criticism in Nancy Guthrie case ramps up

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is facing increased scrutiny as the hunt for the missing Nancy Guthrie nears the two-week mark, has been under the public microscope before.

New reports and court records show the sheriff has been embroiled in controversy several times over the past decade.

In the weeks leading up his 2024 re-election, which he won by a margin of 481 votes, Nanos placed opponent Heather Lappin, a lieutenant at the Pima County Jail, on administrative leave, ordering...