AMERICA HOLDS ITS BREATH: A SHOCKING TURN IN THE NANCY GUTHRIE ABDUCTION AS AUTHORITIES DETAIN A PERSON OF INTEREST AND THE NATION BRACES FOR HEARTBREAKING ANSWERS!

A man has been detained for questioning in connection with the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, sources told The Post.

The individual, who has not yet been identified, was detained during a traffic stop in a location south of Tucson after authorities followed the him late Tuesday.

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that federal investigators are probing “persons of interest” during an appearance on Fox News Tuesday night.

An individual has been detained for questioning in connection with the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, sources told The Post.REUTERS
“Without polluting the investigation, I will say we have made substantial progress in these last 36-48 hours, thanks to the technical capabilities of the FBI and our partnerships and I do believe we are looking at people who, as we say, are persons of interest,” Patel said.

The development follows the release of video and several images of an armed, masked kidnapper at the doorstep of the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.

“Not only were we able to get this type of information [Ring doorbell footage], but we were able to exploit information pursuant to our private sector partner engagement that showed us that there might be persons of interest in and around the area related to this event,” he told Fox News’ Sean Hannity.

The person of interest was brought in by officers after being pulled over during a traffic stop south of Tucson.FBI via Getty Images

On Fox News, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed they are probing “persons of interest” in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie.savannahguthrie/Instagram
“With any investigation, you are a person of interest until you’re either eliminated or you’re actually found to be the culprit or the culprits involved, and that’s the stage we’re at right now,” he added.

Despite the promising development, Patel remained cautiously optimistic, saying he didn’t want to give the public “a falase hope.”

“The FBI is making advancements, and I don’t want the people out there to have a false hope of what we are putting forward, but we have made significant steps in executing this investigation,” he added.

It’s not immediately clear if authorities have determined whether Nancy is alive or unharmed.

The major development comes more than a week after she vanished. She was last seen on Jan. 31 when she was dropped off at her Tucson home by her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, following a dinner with him and her daughter, Annie.