TUCSON — Pima County Sheriff's Department has arrested a man in connection to the Pima Canyon Trail death investigation, where human remains were eaten by mountain lions.

Deputies arrested 21-year-old Daylon Jacob Thorton for auto theft Jan. 3.

According to Pima County Sheriff’s Department, the vehicle involved in the theft belongs to Steven Mark Brashear, an Oklahoma man who was reported missing to Oro Valley Police in December of last year.

Thorton has been identified as a person of interest in the investigation into the remains that were discovered at the Pima Canyon Trail earlier this week. The remains have not yet been positively identified.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is urged to call 9-1-1 or, if you wish to remain anonymous, 88-CRIME.