The family of a 74-year-old man named a person of interest in connection with human remains found at a California home has spoken out about his past.

Authorities found human remains during a search of a residence on Newton Avenue in the Southcrest neighborhood of San Diego on Tuesday. The San Diego County District Attorney’s office said Dwight Rhone, who previously lived at the residence, was a person of interest in the investigation. He is already in custody, charged with the 2023 killing of Bernardo Moreno.

Rhone’s older brother called him an “unsavory character” with a troubled past and history of drug use in an off-camera interview with local news station ABC10.

But his niece, Antoinette Rhone, has defended him, telling The New York Times he is a “good person” who supported her thro

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