Local officials aim to oust Arizona sheriff leading Nancy Guthrie investigation

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Local officials aim to oust Arizona sheriff leading Nancy Guthrie investigation

Local officials in Arizona are pushing to remove Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie . …

Local officials in Arizona are pushing to remove Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie . At least two Pima County supervisors plan to file a motion to have the sheriff's office vacated if Nanos doesn't step down by Tuesday, which marks 100 days since Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home. They allege Nanos lied under oath during a deposition for an unrelated lawsuit when he denied being suspended during his years as a police officer in El Paso, Texas, before he joined the Pima County Sheriff's Department in the 1980s. "A unanimous vote of the disciplinary board at that time for a whole host of problems said, 'Hey, he can't be a cop anymore. He's just bad at this and he's not upholding our standards … he's got to go,'" said Dr. Matt Heinz, a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. CBS News obtained the El Paso Police Department records that show Nanos was suspended several times for a number of alleged infractions, including "unnecessary violence" and tardiness. "He has definitely lost the confidence of the community. He's embarrassed himself, and it's time for him to go," Heinz said. An attorney for Nanos said in a letter, "Sheriff Nanos did not understand the question related to discipline with a different agency not governed by the Arizona Peace Officer's Bill of Rights. …

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