Man pleads guilty to sending fake Nancy Guthrie ransom notes to family
He admitted calling and texting the family days after Nancy Guthrie vanished, and faces up to 2 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
- On Thursday, California resident Derrick Callella pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment for sending fake ransom demands tied to the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC News "Today" host Savannah Guthrie.
- Callella admitted sending messages on Feb. 4, just days after Guthrie vanished from her Arizona home on Jan. 31, demanding a Bitcoin transfer to harass the family during their crisis.
- Facing up to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine, Callella awaits sentencing on Sept. 10 after acknowledging his actions exploited the ongoing investigation into Guthrie's disappearance.
- The FBI continues investigating the case as a "kidnapping for ransom," while Savannah Guthrie stated her family "cannot be at peace" while her mother's whereabouts remain unknown.
- While investigators discounted Callella's notes as fraudulent, the FBI Phoenix office confirmed other ransom demands "may potentially be legitimate and are still being investigated as such" as the search continues.
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California Man Admits To Sending Fake Ransom Demands In Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapping Case - Tampa Free Press
A California man pleaded guilty on Thursday to sending fraudulent ransom notes to the family of Nancy Guthrie, the missing 84-year-old mother of TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie. Derrick Callella, 42, of Hawthorne, California, entered a guilty plea to two counts of harassment using a telecommunication device. The announcement was made on July 2 by […] California Man Admits To Sending Fake Ransom Demands In Nancy Guthrie’s Kidnapping Case
California Resident Convicted In Nancy Guthrie Hoax Case
A California man has pleaded guilty to federal harassment charges for sending fake ransom messages while posing as the kidnapper of Nancy Guthrie, the missing 84-year-old mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie. Derrick Callella, 42, admitted to two counts of harassment by telecommunications device in U.S. District Court, becoming the only person convicted so far in connection with the high-profile case.💡Prosecutors said Callella sent f…
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