Nancy Gutherie case: Californian man pleads guilty to fake ransom demand
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize A Californian man, Derrick Callella, pleaded guilty to harassment after he was found to be demanding ransom from Nancy Gutherie’s family.
- On Thursday, according to the press release from the US Attorney’s office for the District of Arizona, the 42-year-old man, Derrick Callella, pleaded guilty to two harassment incidents using a telecommunication device.
- According to the press release, “The Callella acknowledged that he knew an earlier ransom demand had been made,” said the press release.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize A Californian man, Derrick Callella, pleaded guilty to harassment after he was found to be demanding ransom from Nancy Gutherie’s family.
On Thursday, according to the press release from the US Attorney’s office for the District of Arizona, the 42-year-old man, Derrick Callella, pleaded guilty to two harassment incidents using a telecommunication device. The court also released the record that the culprit also texted Nancy’s daughter, Annie Guthrie, and her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, on February 4, just after their family released their first video message asking her kidnappers for her safe return.
According to the press release, “The Callella acknowledged that he knew an earlier ransom demand had been made,” said the press release. Callella also admitted that his actions were meant to harass the family by seeking information about the investigation into the missing person’s disappearance. His text message reportedly read, “Did you get the bitcoin we’re waiting on our end for the transaction?”