74-year-old named person of interest in Southcrest human remains probe

NCIS officers walking in the yard of the Southcrest property Photo by Adrian Childress Times of San Diego A -year-old man already in custody on suspicion of committing a South Bay murder has been named a person of interest in the probe into human remains identified earlier this week on a Southcrest property The announcement comes one day after investigators scoured a property at Newton Ave after California Highway Patrol detectives developed information leading investigators to suspect human remains were on the property the San Diego Police Department reported in a declaration The identity of the remains and the person s cause of death are still under probe The person of interest named Wednesday Dwight William Rhone is already in custody without bail on murder and other charges for allegedly shooting -year-old Bernardo Moreno on Interstate near state Direction then setting Moreno s body on fire on Oct The San Diego County District Attorney s Office revealed Rhone was a previous tenant of the Newton Avenue address Anyone with information regarding Rhone s prospective involvement in additional crimes was sought to call the San Diego Police Homicide Unit at - - or Crime Stoppers at - - Law enforcement including FBI surround the Southcrest property Photo by Adrian Childress Times of San Diego City News Institution contributed to this article