Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos Skips 100-Day Meeting as Supervisors Weigh Ouster Over 1982 Record
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Updated · New York Post · May 12
Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos Skips 100-Day Meeting as Supervisors Weigh Ouster Over 1982 Record
5 articles · Updated · New York Post · May 12
Two Pima County supervisors said they would move to vacate Sheriff Chris Nanos if he did not resign before Tuesday’s board meeting, which he skipped as pressure mounted over alleged perjury.
A 2024 lawsuit deposition is driving the challenge: Nanos said he had never been suspended, but his lawyer later acknowledged multiple suspensions in El Paso and a 1982 resignation in lieu of discipline.
James Cool, Nanos’ attorney, argued the sheriff was referring only to his Arizona career and said reports stripped his testimony of context; Supervisor Matt Heinz called the case long-overdue accountability.
The fight lands 100 days after Nancy Guthrie’s abduction, with Nanos already under fire over a search that has produced no suspect and no clear explanation for the Feb. 1 kidnapping.
With a $1.2M reward and FBI help, why has the Guthrie abduction case stalled for over 100 days?
Will a decades-old lie set a new precedent for removing an elected Arizona sheriff from office?