Bradly McCollum was arrested Thursday afternoon and is charged with felony theft and wrongful appropriation of public property, which is a misdemeanor.
The release says that while no criminal activity is suspected in Ortega's death, there is still an active investigation ongoing to find out exactly what happened.
Detectives say they found a stolen flatbed trailer, as well as stolen tools, toolboxes and suspicious big game carcasses when they executed a search warrant in Rawlins.