At last, there\u2019s been an arrest in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case \u2014 but not the kind many were hoping for.Federal authorities have taken a man into custody, though they say he\u2019s not believed to be one of Nancy\u2019s actual captors. Instead, investigators claim he sent text messages to her family referencing bitcoin payments.Facing two chargesA Southern California man has been taken into custody after authorities say he sent a fake ransom message to the family of missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Derrick Callella was arrested Feb. 5 in Hawthorne, California, a city just south of Los Angeles International Airport, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Arizona.Federal prosecutors say Callella is facing two charges: allegedly sending a message demanding ransom for the release of a kidnapped person, and placing a phone call without identifying himself \u201cwith the intent to abuse, threaten or harass.\u201dAccording to TMZ, Callella allegedly sent a message to Nancy\u2019s daughter, Annie, and her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, that read: \u201cDid you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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