The skeletal remains of a 19-year-old farmer who vanished over Memorial Day weekend in 2022 have been found in a remote area of the state in Box Elder County.

In 2022, Dylan Rounds was killed by neighbor James Brenner, 60, who was squatting on land near the teenager’s farm in 2022 in a small desert community near the Utah-Nevada border.

The Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook that they recovered the skeletal remains presumed to belong to Dylan Rounds in the remote western Box Elder County area of Lucin on April 9, 2024.

“The FBI assisted the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office by processing the area for evidence and recovering the remains,” the post reads. “The remains are in the possession of the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner for confirmation of identity.”

Brenner was charged with one count of aggravated murder and one count of abuse or desecration of a human body. 

The suspect has had a violent crime history and had been arrested on outstanding warrants in June 2022 before authorities announced that he was a suspect in Rounds’ disappearance.

Brenner had led investigators to Rounds’ burial site as part of a plea deal. Daily Mail reported that they never shared the motive behind Rounds’ killing. However, Rounds’ family and Brenner were considered friends.

Rounds’ father revealed that his son may have upset Brenner by backing into his horse gate.

Box Offer County Sheriff’s Office also offered their heartfelt condolences in a statement to the deceased’s family.

“Our hearts go out to the family of Dylan Rounds. We offer our sincerest condolences for the loss of their family member,” the statement reads. “We understand that the pain of their loss is immeasurable, and we want to express our deepest sympathies to them. We hope that they can find peace moving forward.”

According to reports, Brenner is not set to go on trial until May 2024 due to a scheduling issue with his attorney.