SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Team 10 is learning more about the person of interest after human remains were found in Southcrest Tuesday.
74-year-old Dwight William Rhone has lived at the address where the remains were located on the 3400 block of Newton Avenue since at least 2002.
Court documents paint a troubling picture of Rhone's past. ABC 10News went to court Wednesday to learn more about Rhone after discovering he lived at the Southcrest home.
The documents reviewed show Rhone has been in trouble with the law for decades, and has been in and out of prison.
In 2023, Rhone, was arrested for allegedly shooting a man and setting his body on fire.
Rhone's criminal history is extremely lengthy. One court filing said that since 1969, Rhone had at least 17 felonies and seven misdemeanor convictions.
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Rhone has been sentenced to state prison for more than 30 years in total. He has done time for robbery, petty theft, sodomy of a fellow inmate, auto theft, drug and firearm charges, having a stolen vehicle, and failing to register as a sex offender.
Rhone has a mental illness, according to one court document. Back in Southcrest, it's unclear who the human remains found Tuesday belong to, or how long they've been there.
Rhone has been named a person of interest, but has not been charged in the case.
Rhone remains in custody for the 2023 killing and is awaiting trial.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the San Diego Police Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
