Arizona authorities investigating human remains found on a Tucson-area hiking trail have arrested a man on suspicion of auto theft of a vehicle belonging to a missing Oklahoma man.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department says 21-year Daylan Jacob Thornton is a “person of interest" in connection with the remains found last Tuesday in Pima Canyon near Tucson. The identity of the person who died hasn't been established.
Court records did not list an attorney for Thornton who could comment on the allegations. An autopsy didn't immediately establish a cause of death.
Three mountain lions were found feeding on the remains but officials say they don't believe the animals killed the person. The Mountain Lions were later killed by state wildlife officials because they didn’t show any fear of humans who came to retrieve the body from the area.
