Two years since 19-year-old Dillon “Nemo” Bryant was found dead in an Elliott County pond, his Carter County family says they are finally able to take steps toward closure as Kentucky State Police announce they’ve made an arrest.

“It’s just something I hope nobody has to go through,” says James Caroll, Nemo’s uncle.

Nemo Bryant went missing in February 2011. Five weeks later, in April, his body was found in a pond on Tarkiln Creek Road in rural Elliott County. He’d been shot to death. After years of pleading for tips, for anyone to come forward with information, Nemo’s family got the news they’d been hoping for.

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Acting on an indictment warrant handed down by the Elliott County Grand Jury, KSP arrested 20-year-old Kyle Holbrook for Nemo’s murder. He was already at the Rowan County Detention Center on drug-related charges.

“I cried a lot,” says Nemo’s sister, Codie Carroll of the news. “It’s kind of bittersweet. It’s a step in the right direction, but obviously it’s not going to bring him home.”

Police say lengthy interviews helped lead to the arrest of someone the teenager knew.

“It’s sickening, honestly, because he and Nemo were supposed to be friends,” says Codie Carroll.

But Nemo’s family says they’d had their suspicions of Holbrook from the start. They say he did not attend any of the searches.

“He never called us. He was supposed to be one of Dillon’s best friends, and never even attended the funeral,” says Amy Davis, who is also Nemo’s sister.

Sadly, the woman who worked with police for this day, establishing the reward for information about the case, didn’t live to see an arrest be made. Nemo’s Aunt, Pam Carroll, who raised him, died in a car accident September 2012. But when Detective Toby Gardner told the family news of the arrest,

“He said ‘Look out there and see if there’s dirt kicking with your Mommy.’ I don’t see any, but I’m sure she’s dancing for sure,” says Codie Carroll.

Kyle Holbrook declined to talk to LEX18 from the Rowan County Detention Center. He was being held on $100,000 bond for the drug charges before the murder arrest.

The body of the reported missing man is believed to have been found this weekend and the suspects are in police custody, but investigators are still continuing the investigation.

Last Thursday morning at around 8:36, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office responded to a “welfare check” at the 700 Block of Silver Oak Drive. The reporting persons at the scene informed Deputies that 62-year-old William McCune, employed by the state, had not reported for work and had missed a scheduled work related flight early that morning. Although no one was located at the apartment residence, the initial Deputy on scene requested the assistance of Detectives based on the obvious appearance of a severe struggle inside the apartment.

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Saturday morning at around 8, Sheriff’s Search and Rescue teams located a wrapped body in the Carson River waters just South of Carson River Road. The identification of the body is pending an autopsy but is believed to be that of McCune.

Based upon information gathered by Detectives, an operation was initiated. Carson City Special Enforcement officers were dispatched to Las Vegas where three persons of interest had been reported. The team arrived in Vegas in the early morning hours, as Detectives in Carson City executed search warrants and narrowed their search of other persons of interest remaining in the local area. During the early morning hours of April 6th, 23-year-old Michael Paul Evans, was located and arrested in Carson City. He was booked into the jail on the charges of Murder , Battery with a Deadly Weapon Causing Substantial Bodily Harm, Burglary, and Murder of an Older Person.

The Carson City Special Enforcement Team coordinated their activities with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Three other suspects were taken into custody on the Las Vegas Strip. 20-year-old Makyla L. Blackmore was charged with Burglary; 22-year-old Raul Garcia was charged with Burglary and 20-year-old Anthony Elliot was charged with Murder. All three were arrested on warrants issued out of Carson City courts in connection with the disappearance of McCune. All three persons are expected to be returned to Carson City within the week.

McCune’s missing vehicle remains unaccounted for. The license plates to the vehicle were recovered by investigators this past Saturday. Recovery of the vehicle license plates was associated with the arrest of suspect Evans, arrested in Carson City.

An autopsy was initiated by the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office on Saturday. Details of the autopsy are pending and a positive identification of the body recovered from the Carson River has not yet been established. The Sheriff’s Office is hopeful this identification will be forthcoming in the upcoming week. Although not previously known, the Carson City Coroner’s Office believes that McCune does have next of kin (immediate family) to contact.

Although crime scene processing is expected to continue for the next several days, all Search and Rescue operations have been called off.

This matter remains an open investigation and critical details will remain controlled. As of this date, new evidence and interviews are continuing to be collected. There appears to be no information associating this event with McCune’s employment.

Information pertaining the witnesses and businesses that have been critically instrumental to the capture of the four suspects is being withheld at this time.

At this time, interviews and evidence is beginning to suggest that the possible motive of this event was theft driven by illegal drug use.

Investigators are continuing to collect information on the association of the suspects to McCune. It is known that at least one of the suspects has had direct contact with McCune in the past. There has been no suggestion to this date that entry into the McCune residence was forced.

Anyone with information regarding this event is encouraged to contact the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Investigations Division, at 887-2500.

Although four persons have been arrested, the investigation remains open as Detectives continue to work with the Carson City District Attorney’s Office. Anyone with any information regarding this homicide is encouraged to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 887-2500.

A Carter County man has been indicted for murder in Elliot County.

Kyle S. Holbrook, age 20, of Olive Hill, is charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence. The charges are the result of a death investigation that originated in Elliott County in April 2011. During the investigation the body of Paul D. Bryant, age 19, was discovered in a pond in rural Elliott County.

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On Monday, Holbrook was arrested on the indictment warrant. He is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center.

Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with a homicide in Grand County.

Grand County Sheriff Steve White said they received information on Saturday regarding a missing person that had been reported to the Moab Police Department on March 29. He said a tip led them to find the remains of the missing man.

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“When we followed through on the information it led to the point where we able to recover the remains of Mr. Campos, and then we were also able to take two juvenile males into custody. At this time they were charged each with one count of homicide.”

Police identified the victim as 33-year-old Gregorio Salazar Campos. White said Campos has lived in Moab for several years. White said the incident occurred at the outskirts of Moab.

White said they are not releasing details about the cause of death until they have more information from the autopsy report.