Mountain Lion case--Person of interest knew missing man

Connection undefined to remains eaten by Mountain Lions

WE FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THIS CASEON NEW YEAR'S EVE -- WHENMOUNTAINLIONS WERE FOUND EATING HUMANREMAINS ON THE PIMA CANYONTRAIL.WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT APERSON WHO WAS ARRESTED-- AND HOW LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENTTHINKS HE MAY BE CONNECTED TOTHOSE REMAINS.NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S CRAIG SMITHHAS BEEN FOLLOWING THISSTORY SINCE IT BROKE.HE JOINS US NOW WITH TODAY'SDEVELOPMENTS -- CRAIG.THIS CASE HAS BEEN MYSTERIOUSFROM THE START.

THE LATESTINFORMATION ADDS A FEW MOREDETAILS AND A FRESH DOSE OFMYSTERY.PIMA SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES CALL 21YEAR OLD DAYLAN JACOB THORNTON APERSON OF INTEREST IN THE CASEOF HUMAN REMAINS FOUNDPARTIALLY EATEN BY MOUNTAINLIONS.BUT RIGHT NOW HE'S CHARGED WITHAUTO THEFT AND NOTHING MORE.HE'S CHARGED WITH STEALINGSTEVEN MARK BRASHEAR'S CAR.BRASHEAR'SFAMILY IN OKLAHOMA REPORTED HIMMISSING EARLYLAST MONTH.

AND WHILE PIMASHERIFF'S DEPUTIES CONNECTTHORNTON TO BRASHEAR'S CAR, ANDTHE MOUNTAIN LION CASE NO ONE'SCONFIRMING WHETHER HUMAN REMAINSEATEN BY MOUNTAIN LIONSWERE ACTUALLY THE BODY OF STEVENBRASHEAR.HOW DAYLAN THORNTON AND STEVENMARK BRASHEAR ARE TIEDTOGETHER COMES FROM BARTLEVILLE,OKLAHOMA.

CHARGES AGAINSTTHORNTON SAY HE HAD BEEN LIVINGIN THAT OKLAHOMA TOWN.BARTLESVILLE POLICE, SAY THE TWOTRAVELED FROM BARTLESVILLETO ORO VALLEY TO VISITTHORNTON'S GRANDMOTHER BUTINVESTIGATORSHAVE OFFERED NO THEORIES ON WHATLED TO BRASHEAR'S DISAPPEARANCE.PIMA SHERIFF'S DETECTIVES SAYSWHILE INTERVIEWING THORNTON, HESAID SOMETHING THAT CONVINCEDTHEM THE MISSINGPERSON IS DEAD BUT THEY DID NOTELABORATE ON JUST WHAT THAT WAS.