Ring CEO Facing Backlash For Comments on Nancy Guthrie Case

Surveillance camera footage has been some of the most critical evidence during the first few weeks of the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.

While there are multiple blocks of footage to comb through, Ring founder and CEO Jamie Siminoff is facing online criticism for comments he made suggesting that the case could have been "solved" already if people, including Guthrie, had even more cameras surveilling their properties.

Siminoff advocates for increased video security

In an interview with Fortune published on Tuesday, Siminoff presented his case.

“I do believe if they had more of it, if there was more cameras on the house, I think we might, you know, have solved [the case]," Siminoff told Fortune.

"The video that they have,” he added, “appears to be the best evidence they have of what happened.”

The Google Nest camera outside of Nancy Guthrie's home appeared to capture the image of a suspect moments before the 84-year-old mother of Today cohost Savannah Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona home in the early morning hours of Feb. 1.

"I think definitely the importance of video has been clear,” Siminoff continued. “But I think this is just another example of how important it is to have video at your house, to be able to have systems like Ring. I think it did show the importance of that.”

Online commenters displeased with Siminoff

While Siminoff may have had a viable overriding point, the 49-year-old entrepreneur is taking heat for his remarks.

"Conveniently slips in his company's endorsement," one person tweeted.

"Correct, but time and place dude," a second added.

"If only we had universal mass surveillance," a Redditor wrote.

"He’s trying to sell his products giving a statement as such. Gross," another Redditor added.

"Why get a warrant when you could just buy the information from Ring?" another commenter chimed in.

Sheriff provides latest on camera evidence that was captured

In an interview with NBC News on Monday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos discussed the doorbell camera video obtained by Fox News Digital that depicted a car driving past a home in Guthrie’s neighborhood roughly 2.5 miles away from her home at 2:36 a.m. on Feb. 1.

"“Look, what I would tell you is this: We’re aware of it, and we’re looking into it, just like any other piece of evidence,” Nanos said. “…We’re looking at that vehicle as well as hundreds of thousands of other vehicles that were out driving that time of day.”

The veteran law enforcement figure also mentioned the potential suspect captured on Guthrie's home camera, including the possibility that his backpack, which is sold exclusively at Walmart, may have been purchased elsehwere.

“We’ve now learned that maybe it wasn’t purchased out of Walmart,” he said. “That backpack is new, is exclusive to Walmart, but who’s to say I didn’t buy it and put it on eBay? … That’s what we’re looking at.”