Police are now searching the home of the person, who was taken into custody at a traffic stop.
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Police are also searching the home of the person, who was taken into custody at a traffic stop, sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
The Pima County Sherrif's Department later confirmed that police were conducting a court-authorised search at a location in Rio Rico, south of Tuscon, Arizona.
Guthrie, 84, was abducted from her home near Tucson more than a week ago, sparking a widespread search and desperate appeals from her family.
Authorities have not released any details about the person being held.
A woman who identified herself as the mother-in-law of the detained person said he had nothing to do with the case.
"They're just invading my property," she was quoted as saying by CBS.
The news of the detention came hours after the FBI released images and videos of a masked person at Nancy Guthrie's doorstep on the night of her disappearance. Authorities said the individual was armed.
"As of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement on X.
He said authorities had been working to recover images from the home surveillance system that "may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors - including the removal of recording devices".
The two short videos show the person approach the front door of Nancy Guthrie's home, then check the camera before moving away, picking up some vegetation from the ground and using it to cover the camera lens.
Savannah Guthrie shared the new video on Instagram. "Someone out there recognises this person," she said on Tuesday. "We believe she is still out there. Bring her home."
A senior official told CBS that the Whit
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