{"id":2963,"date":"2026-07-02T18:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2963"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:35:23","slug":"man-pleads-guilty-to-writing-imposter-ransom-note-in-nancy-guthrie-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2963","title":{"rendered":"Man pleads guilty to writing \u2018imposter\u2019 ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) &#8211; The California man accused of writing a fake ransom note to the Nancy Guthrie family pleaded guilty this morning, July 2.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2961\">Alleged DUI driver accused of running red light before crash that killed mother, 3 kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Derrick Callella faced charges of transmitting a demand for ransom in interstate commerce and utilizing a telecommunications device with intent to abuse, threaten or harass a person.<\/p>\n<p>He pleaded guilty to both counts and will receive 10 years probation when he is sentenced. <\/p>\n<p>His sentencing is set for September 10th.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI said Callella, of Hawthorne, California, texted two of Guthrie\u2019s family members on Feb. 4. He also allegedly made a nine-second call to a family member.<\/p>\n<h3><i><b>MORE NANCY GUTHRIE COVERAGE<\/b><\/i><\/h3>\n<p>Are you streaming 13 News?<\/p>\n<p>Watch a free live stream of Tucson Now and 13 News at TucsonNow.Live.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to download the free Tucson Now app which you can find on Apple and Google.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2959\">Sahuarita detective apologizes at sentencing for gun range incident<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are using a desktop computer, you can use your mobile device to scan the QR code below.<\/p>\n<p>You can submit your breaking news or weather images here.<\/p>\n<p>Callella is accused of texting Nancy Guthrie\u2019s oldest daughter, Annie, and her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, he used a VOIP (internet) phone line to send the following message: \u201cDid you get the bitcoin were (sic) waiting on our end for the transaction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said the messages were sent moments after the Guthrie family released the first video message to the kidnappers, asking for proof of life.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2957\">Tempe police investigating shooting on freeway on-ramp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His sentencing is set for September 10th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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