Overview
- Supervisors rejected an effort to declare Sheriff Chris Nanos’ seat vacant after Tuesday’s meeting produced no second for a removal motion by Republican Steve Christy.
- Democrat Rex Scott then won a 4–0 vote to refer perjury allegations to the Arizona attorney general, with Christy abstaining, shifting the dispute to a possible criminal review.
- The allegations stem from Nanos’ 2024 sworn statement that he had never been suspended, while El Paso police records show multiple suspensions and a 1982 resignation in lieu of discipline.
- Nanos’ attorney says the answer referred only to his Arizona career, not his earlier Texas service, as critics argue the explanation evades accountability.
- Nanos skipped the public session on the issue and missed a board deadline to answer questions under oath, while the separate Guthrie kidnapping probe from February 1 continues with DNA leads but no named suspect and more than $1.2 million in reward offers.