PHOENIX — Nearly two weeks after the remains of a 16-year-old Indigenous girl were found in eastern Arizona, the teen's family said an arrest has been made.

A spokesperson for the family of Challistia “Tia” Colelay said that a Bureau of Indian Affairs case agent visited their family home on Thursday and told them there had been a break in the homicide investigation and that an arrest had been made. The family said the suspect is a minor and is not connected to them.

In a written statement, the family said:

After the family shared the update, the Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a contradicting statement, saying no arrests had been made:

BIA added that they are treating the case with the utmost seriousness and moving as swiftly as possible, while conducting a thorough and meticulous in

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