A registered California sex offender has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 17-year-old girl who vanished last week and is still missing. Police arrested John Albert Gardner III in connection with the disappearance of Chelsea King.Police said physical evidence led them to arrest Gardner three days after the teen vanished.
King, of Poway, disappeared from Rancho Bernardo Community Park on Thursday, Feb. 25. Volunteers are continuing to search the park area and nearby Lake Hodges. The focus of the search for King has been focused on the park area.
Gardner (left) was arrested on a city street in Escondido on Sunday. Investigators said he was being questioned about the King disappearance, but he is also a suspect in the Dec. 27 disappearance of a jogger in the same park. He is also a suspect, police said, in the disappearance of 14-year-old Amber Dubois who vanished while walking to Escondido High School in 2009.
As of late Sunday, no charges had been filed against Gardner.
"This investigation is ongoing and specific criminal charges are still being determined," Sheriff Bill Gore told reporters.
Brent and Kelly, Chelsea's parents, reported her missing after she failed to return from a jog in the park. Her car was found in the park parking lot. Her cell phone was found inside the car, police reports said.
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Just to clarify: In the Dec 27th incident, there wasn’t a disappearance. The woman who was attacked was able to get away. In your site, it states that it was a disappearance.
it doesnt matter yoli because it is still the same thing even though she did escape it doesnt mean that this young girl isnt missing when it is plane obvious that she has
During my soccer practice a couple months ago at Rancho Bernardo Park a man was seen taking pictures of our team. When my coach recognized that he was not a father of one of the girls on our team he walked over and asked if he needed something. He said he was waiting for another teeam next to us. He lied because he wasn’t he was driving a blue FJ cruiser and had to dogs. The next practice he showed up again but we called the police. This was at RB community Park i dont know if it has anything to do with this case.
this is a very grotesque man he shoulve been mureded his self!!!!! just to think this is the type of world we live in but its quit worse now in 2010!
“Unknown” – You mentioned he had “to dogs” Did you see what color they were? I think I saw him too, at a dog park.