Gloves near Nancy Guthrie's home linked to restaurant worker, not case

DNA from gloves found roughly two miles from Nancy Gunthrie's Arizona home has been linked to a worker at a local restaurant who is not involved in the case, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday.

"Sheriff [Chris] Nanos mentioned in a recent interview that DNA from black gloves discovered about 2 miles away from Nancy Guthrie's residence matched a restaurant worker from the area, who isn't part of this investigation," a department spokesperson informed CBS News. "Analysis of additional DNA evidence is ongoing."

A black glove was discovered close to Nancy Guthrie's house on February 11. Days later, the Pima County Sheriff's Department reported that a DNA profile from the gloves submitted to an FBI-run national database showed no matches.

The FBI noted at the time that the suspect captured in the doorbell footage appeared to wear similar gloves.

The DNA profile went into the FBI's CoDIS, or Combined DNA Index System, which could have shown a match if the person had prior arrests for particular offenses and provided a DNA entry into the system.

The glove, found in a field by a road, was among approximately 16 collected by investigators from various locations near the home.

Most of the other gloves belonged to search team members who dropped them while working in the area, said the FBI.

Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was first reported missing on February 1, igniting an extensive search effort for the 84-year-old.

Guthrie's family offered a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to her recovery. The FBI is also providing a reward of $100,000.