Pima County sheriff issues alert for kidnapping suspect less than 10 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home
The sheriff's department overseeing the investigation into the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie has issued an alert warning of another kidnapping suspect wanted in a separate incident less than 10 miles from her home in Tucson.
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Coral Michelle Smith, 40, is the suspect wanted in connection with a kidnapping and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon investigation, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a "be on the lookout" message over the weekend.
It happened on May 29 at the intersection of River Road and La Cholla Boulevard — about 6.8 miles from Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills. The sheriff's department declined to release additional details about the incident.
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Authorities have not indicated any connection between Smith and Guthrie's disappearance.
Court records show Smith has been accused of kidnapping, assault and disorderly conduct in the past. Her 2020 kidnapping charge was dismissed, but she was convicted of residential robbery in the same case. The victim was under 15.
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She's served multiple prior stints in prison and has a number of aliases, including "Corral Albright" and "Under the Sea Smith," according to local reports.
She has a number of tattoos, including a smiley face and heart on her right ankle, a rose with flames on her right foot, and the phrase "love, life family" on her left leg.
The wanted person flyer does not have any information about wrist tattoos, however, noted Josh Ritter, a California attorney and Fox News contributor who has been following the case.
No suspects have been publicly identified in connection with Guthrie's Feb. 1 disappearance, but authorities have described a man who appeared on her front doorstep in Nest camera video as average height and build — between 5 feet, 9 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall.
In the video captured by Guthrie's doorbell camera the person is seen wearing a black, 25-liter "Ozark Trail Hiker Pack" backpack, authorities said.
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Some analysts have said the person may be female — but even if that were true, Smith is notably shorter than the person on Guthrie's porch.
Smith is described as standing about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing around 136 pounds.
She has blonde hair and blue eyes and a lengthy rap sheet including prior charges going back to 2010.
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Anyone who sees Smith is asked to call 911 immediately. To provide information anonymously, call Tucson's 88-Crime hotline at 1-520-882-7463. There is a $1,000 reward for information leading to her arrest.
The Guthrie family is asking anyone with information on Nancy's abduction to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, who discussed the case with colleague Jenna Bush Hager Monday.
"It's really hard to come back," she said. She had taken just over two months off from the show during the early stages of the investigation and returned to air in April.
While deputies detained multiple people earlier in the investigation, they were released without charges.
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