Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 14
3 YouTubers Face Misdemeanor Cases Near Nancy Guthrie Search as 1 Pleads Not Guilty to 2 Counts
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 14

3 YouTubers Face Misdemeanor Cases Near Nancy Guthrie Search as 1 Pleads Not Guilty to 2 Counts

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 14

Summary

  • Pima County records show three livestreamers were cited or charged with misdemeanor obstruction or nuisance offenses near the Tucson search area for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.
  • Alexander Zabel Jr., known as CriminalNetwork, faces two counts after deputies said he placed traffic cones in the road, livestreamed from the roadway and later set up an alleged "pee tent" near the neighborhood.
  • Troy Lewis Bradshaw, or DAA JUICE, pleaded not guilty to an obstruction citation carrying a listed $282 fine, while a public nuisance charge against Damian Todd Enderle, or 857 Tucson, was dismissed June 30.
  • The sheriff's department has warned against citizen search parties as online sleuths and true-crime personalities gathered around the Catalina Foothills scene tied to Guthrie's Jan. 31 disappearance.
  • The FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department are still investigating and seeking photos, video and doorbell-camera footage that could help locate Guthrie.

Insights

Did friction between the FBI and local police critically undermine the initial search for Savannah Guthrie's mother?
Are public nuisance laws being used to silence citizen journalists covering the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case?
As police clash with streamers, has the focus shifted from finding an 84-year-old woman to a First Amendment battle?