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According to a family post on Facebook, the Pima County Sheriff's Office has informed them that remains found along the Pima Canyon trailhead in Arizona belong to a missing Bartlesville man.

The post was made just before 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the "Brashear Missing" Facebook page, the family said:

“This didn’t end they way that we wanted it to. The remains found in the Pima county trail have been identified as my dad. At this point in time we don’t know much but we can’t share any details because it is an open investigation. Thank you for supporting us though this whole journey. We wish this had a different ending. But we won’t stop until we know what happened and those involved are brought to justice.”

Deputy Marissa Hernandez, the Public Information Officer for the Pima County Sheriff's Office, confirmed that the remains located at the Pima Canyon trailhead on New Year's Eve have been identified as 66-year-old Steven Mark Brashear around 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday. She said the manner of death has yet to be determined.

The Criminal Investigations Division for Pima County is continuing its investigation. Anyone with information is asked  to call 911. You can also submit an anonymous tip, with the potential for reward, by text, phone or by going to 88Crime.org.

Earlier this month, the Pima County Sheriff's Office said a man had been arrested on suspicion of stealing a vehicle belonging to Brashear (pictured right), who was reported missing in Bartlesville in December 2019. On Friday, January 3rd, 2020, at about 8:00 p.m., deputies arrested 21-year-old Daylan Jacob Thornton (pictured below) for auto theft. The vehicle involved in the theft belonged to Brashear who was also reported missing to Oro Valley Police.

Thornton was also identified as a person of interest in the investigation into the remains that were discovered in Pima Canyon earlier that week, which are now said to belong to Brashear.

We will have more information when it becomes available.

(Photo courtesy: Pima County Sheriff's Office)