Sheriff in Nancy Guthrie Case Sued for $176M Months After $25M Lawsuit
Summary
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos faces a $176 million lawsuit filed by a man who claims deputies shot and paralyzed him during a false emergency call. This lawsuit adds to other legal claims against Nanos related to the Nancy Guthrie disappearance investigation and alleged civil rights violations.Key Facts
- Sheriff Chris Nanos and others are sued for $176 million by Axeel Melendez, who was paralyzed after deputies shot him during a false "swatting" call.
- Melendez warned the sheriff’s office in advance about threats from hackers planning a fake emergency call to his home.
- Deputies allegedly forced entry and opened fire despite the warning, causing Melendez’s permanent paralysis.
- Carlos Palazuelos and family reportedly plan to sue for $3.25 million over arrests and property damage connected to the Nancy Guthrie missing person case.
- Palazuelos claims he was arrested at gunpoint, held without charge for hours, and later released far from Tucson.
- Sheriff Nanos was previously sued for $25 million by inmate Steven Kenneth Fox, who alleged civil rights violations in jail; that case was dismissed by a judge.
- No arrests have been made yet in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, whose case is under ongoing investigation by the sheriff’s department.
- Sheriff Nanos and the department have not commented publicly on the new lawsuit, citing ongoing legal proceedings.
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