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Derrick Anthony Callella, a 42-year-old man from Hawthorne, California, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Tucson, Arizona, to harassing the family of Nancy Guthrie with fabricated ransom demands.
Callella, who federal prosecutors described as an imposter attempting to exploit an active abduction investigation, is expected to receive five years of federal probation at a formal sentencing hearing scheduled for a later date.
Nancy Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie.
How the Scheme Unfolded Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson's Catalina Foothills neighborhood in the early hours of February 1. The following day, ransom demands were sent to local media outlets.
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