00:00Chris Nanos, the embattled Pima County, Arizona sheriff who's been under fire for his handling of
00:04the Nancy Guthrie investigation, is reportedly working short days. A month and a half into the
00:10investigation, with seemingly no solid leads, the sheriff is not only clocking out early,
00:14but hitting the gym and tooling around town in an expensive sports car. Now, the revelation comes
00:19as Nanos is also responding to calls first reported by the Post for a recall election
00:24to remove him from office. He told a local Arizona news station, quote,
00:27We're aware of the recall, and it's the right of the people. We'll always honor the will of the
00:32people, and that's what makes democracy. Republican congressional candidate Daniel
00:36Gutierrez told the Post this week that he launched the recall campaign over Nanos' apparent bungling
00:41of the Guthrie case, as well as allegations he misrepresented his employment history.
00:46Nanos reportedly resigned from his very first police gig in order to avoid being fired for
00:51embarrassing mistakes, and then he might have fudged the dates of his employment on a resume
00:55that's posted online. Gutierrez says that Nanos has, quote, been an embarrassment to Tucson and
01:00to Pima County with this Nancy Guthrie case. Everyone's pretty disgusted, Democrats and
01:05Republicans. The campaign to oust the sheriff officially began last Thursday, and Gutierrez
01:10has 120 days to get the signatures of 25 percent of the total votes cast in the last sheriff's
01:16election in 2024, which roughly equates to 120,000 signatures. If he gets those signatures,
01:21the Pima County recorder has 60 days to verify them against voter registration records. Should
01:27all that get squared away, Sheriff Nanos will be notified at which point he has five days
01:31to decide whether to resign or call a special recall election. It's democracy in action, ladies and
01:36gentlemen.
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