Newly released Pima County Sheriff’s Department records are shedding more light on the arrests and citations involving streamers who had been gathering outside Nancy Guthrie’s home.
The records, tied to incident number 260526197, show that deputies were first dispatched on May 26, 2026, after a traffic hazard complaint involving a man sitting in a chair in the roadway while recording or livestreaming. The man was later identified in the report as Alexander Zabel Jr., known online as Criminal Network.
According to the report, the initial caller told dispatch that a heavyset man with a shaved head, tattoos, black sunglasses, and dark clothing was sitting in the roadway while recording and had allegedly thrown a cactus at a vehicle. The caller also claimed the man appeared to be holding alcohol.
When deputies arrived, Zabel denied throwing a cactus at any vehicle and said he had been livestreaming from the west side of the public road for about 43 minutes. He also denied having alcohol. According to the responding deputy, Zabel consented to a search of his bag, and no alcoholic beverage was found.
The same report shows that law enforcement was not only responding to one complaint. Deputies noted that additional callers had contacted authorities about ongoing activity in the neighborhood.
One woman reportedly told deputies that Zabel had been in front of her residence attempting to interview her. She stated that she was able to quickly go back inside her home, but expressed concern about safety issues and harassment that she said she had been dealing with involving Zabel. The report also states that she was shaken up and intended to provide Ring camera footage to law enforcement.
Another caller reportedly claimed people were harassing YouTubers and throwing rocks and cacti at them.
Deputies also documented that a property manager arrived at the home during the May 26 response. A deputy verified through a sergeant, who contacted Nancy Guthrie’s daughter, that the property manager was allowed to be there.
The case later became part of a broader review by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department Community Problems Unit. In a supplemental report dated June 8, Detective M. A. Perez Daniels wrote that there was probable cause to arrest Zabel for two counts of obstructing a public thoroughfare and one count of public nuisance.
Investigators cited two separate incidents.
The first involved the May 26 response, where deputies later reviewed body worn camera footage and alleged that Zabel was seated on the asphalt with traffic cones, a tripod, and personal belongings placed in the roadway. The report states that Zabel was not on a dirt easement, but on the main road where vehicles would typically travel.
The second incident involved a June 6 livestream in which Zabel allegedly set up what deputies described as a “pee tent” on the asphalt near North Camino Escalante and North Cerrada Chica. According to the report, investigators reviewed livestream footage and said Zabel placed a black portable tent in the roadway, brought a blue container inside, made comments and noises, then appeared to suggest he had used the container before dumping it out.
During questioning after his arrest, Zabel reportedly denied actually urinating in the bottle that day. According to the detective’s report, he said he had pretended to dump something out and claimed the bottle had no liquid in it.
Deputies wrote that the behavior was significant because of the ongoing and sensitive nature of the case in the area, the proximity to Nancy Guthrie’s home, and the repeated concerns being raised by neighbors. The report says some neighbors had told law enforcement they no longer felt comfortable walking in their own neighborhood due to the conduct being streamed and displayed in the roadway and near residences.
On June 8, deputies went to Zabel’s residence to take him into custody. According to the arrest narrative, Zabel initially tensed up and questioned why he was being arrested, but later cooperated after being told he was under arrest. Another deputy wrote that Zabel was told several times to put his hands behind his back before he was ultimately placed in handcuffs.
Zabel was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Center on misdemeanor counts of obstructing a public thoroughfare and public nuisance.
A separate Arizona traffic ticket and complaint issued June 8 lists Alexander Zabel as the defendant and identifies the cited offenses as obstructing a public thoroughfare and public nuisance in Pima County, Arizona.
The records provide the clearest look yet at how law enforcement moved from repeated neighborhood complaints to citations and arrests. They also show that the probable cause cited by deputies was not based on outside internet commentary, but on local calls, body worn camera footage, livestream review, and reports from neighbors who said the ongoing activity had become disruptive and concerning.
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