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APNewsBreak: Parole agents boost monitoring of paroled sex offenders after high-profile lapses
March 19, 2010 4:02 p.m.
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California parole officials said Friday they have ordered increased monitoring of all sex offenders after recent high-profile lapses, most notably in the case of a young woman who was held captive for 18 years by a convicted rapist.

The new policy requires parole agents to more closely track the movements of offenders using GPS-linked ankle bracelets. It also requires agents to visit high-risk sex offenders at their homes twice a month, up from just one monthly visit.

The policy change memo independently obtained by The Associated Press came after agents were criticized for not discovering a convicted sex offender was allegedly keeping Jaycee Dugard hidden at his Contra Costa County home for 18 years.

Corrections officials are also reviewing whether they should have revoked the parole of John Albert Gardner III, a convicted sex offender now charged with murdering one San Diego County teen and being investigated in the death of another.

The new policy requires increased use of GPS tracking of those considered less likely to re-offend. Forty lower-risk offenders are supervised by each parole agent, compared to 20 high-risk offenders per agent.

Melinda Silva, president of the Parole Agents Association of California, predicted the increased workload will overwhelm agents charged with tracking the movements of 40 sex offenders. "We need to get them to 20-to-one," she said. "If they want to improve supervision, they've got to reduce caseload."

Article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-parole-changes,0,7913136.story

 

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Read: Gardner Central File
http://10newsblogs.com/pdf/gardner-central-file.pdf

Read: John Gardner Incarceration/Parole Summary
http://www.10news.com/download/2010/0312/22815570.pdf

Read: John Gardner 2000 Probation Report
http://www.10news.com/download/2010/0309/22788021.pdf

Read: Complaint Against John Gardner
http://www.10news.com/download/2010/0303/22733356.pdf

Read: Read August 2000 Court Document In Gardner Case
http://10newsblogs.com/pdf/gardner_documents.pdf

 

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State issues new parole guidelines
Officers will visit sex offenders twice a month, instead of once
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 5:28 p.m
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The state issued new directives Friday to immediately tighten its supervision of sex offenders on parole in response to a mounting outcry over apparent breakdowns in two ongoing high-profile cases.

Agents will also have to more aggressively monitor "all alerts and violations" of the GPS tracking system and document how any problems were resolved.

And, parole officials will be required to notify law enforcement prior to reviewing a potential discharge from parole to learn whether there have been "service calls to he residence ... that might alert us to misbehavior which would require further investigation."

Melinda Silva, president of the Parole Agents Association of California, did not immediately return a phone call. Earlier, she told the Associate Press that the increased workload will overwhelm agents charged with tracking the movements of 40 sex offenders. She wants that caseload cut in half. "If they want to improve supervision," she said, "they've got to reduce caseload."

Article:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/19/state-issues-new-parole-guidelines/

 

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California to keep closer watch on sex offenders
After criticism over high-profile lapses, state parole officials issue new rules that increase monitoring of sex offenders.
March 20, 2010
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Parole agents must now track the whereabouts of the state's nearly 5,000 low-level sex offenders through ankle monitors at least four days a month. Previously, no policy mandated how often low-level offenders had to be tracked.

An additional 2,000 high-risk sex offenders, who already are supposed to be monitored daily, must be visited by a parole officer at their homes twice a month, up from one monthly visit.

The new parole policies also require agents to investigate and document each time a device is unable to acquire a signal or is detected in a prohibited zone. The more stringent reporting requirements are designed to alert authorities to misbehavior that might signal a crime is in the works, officials said.

Parole agents also must notify local law enforcement when an offender is released from parole.

Article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sex-offenders20-2010mar20,0,1460285.story

 

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Control of sexual offenders ramps up
Parole agents ordered to increase supervision
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.
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The state released new directives yesterday to immediately tighten its parole agents&#8217; supervision of convicted sex offenders in response to a mounting outcry over apparent breakdowns in two ongoing, high-profile cases.

Hinkle said the department was working on those changes before revelations this month that John Albert Gardner III, charged in the rape and killing of Chelsea King, 17, of Poway, violated his parole at least seven times after he was released from prison for molesting a 13-year-old neighbor in Rancho Bernardo and was never returned to prison.

Hinkle said the review was launched in the aftermath of the case against Phillip Garrido, a paroled sex offender charged with snatching Jaycee Dugard off a South Lake Tahoe street when she was 11 and holding her captive for 18 years.

Parole agents learned of the new policies for managing high-risk sex offenders in a memo distributed Thursday. Yesterday, the department gave to the news media a 30-page document outlining the changes.

Article:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/20/control-of-sexual-offenders-ramps-up/

 

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State releases Gardner's prison file
8:02 AM PDT, March 18, 2010
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The report shows that he did not get along with other inmates. In a 2004 report, Gardner was placed in an "administration segregation unit." In 2005, he got into what the report termed as "mutual combat" with another inmate at Avenal State Prison.

The report also shows possible flaws in how his parole was handled. According to the report, Gardner lived just half a mile from a daycare center near Miramar College, a violation of his parole. He was supposed to leave that residence in August of 2006, but a year later, parole officers discovered him still there. According to Gardner in the report, he was never told to relocate. In September of 2007, parole officers told him to leave. He eventually relocated to a sober living house in Vista.

Video: Parole Changes 1:31
http://www.fox5sandiego.com/videobeta/5c078a63-a9f8-4569-96bd-c9ca82979533/News/Parole-Changes

Video: Run for Chelsea 6:17
http://www.fox5sandiego.com/videobeta/de1a5aa0-6aa4-492f-92f0-be8b4b0b847e/News/Run-for-Chelsea

Video: Gardner's Prison Files Released 1:56
http://www.fox5sandiego.com/videobe...bb3bd4b2/News/Gardner-s-Prison-Files-Released

Video: Previewing Run for Chelsea King 1:55
http://www.fox5sandiego.com/videobe...178621a9/News/Previewing-Run-for-Chelsea-King

Article:
http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-gardner-papers,0,3298547.story

 

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Gardner had 8 run-ins with law after prison release
Suspect in Chelsea King murder fined for drug, driving offenses
3:57 PM PDT, March 19, 2010
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The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation could not be reached for comment Friday. The media office was closed for a state-mandated furlough day.

Officers who stop sex offenders for minor violations may not be aware of their status, authorities said. A few states include notification on their driver's licenses that the holder is a sex offender, but California licenses do not.

Gardner, 30, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting and murdering the Poway teen, who vanished last month while running at a San Diego wilderness park. Her body was found near the shore of Lake Hodges.

Gardner also is under investigation but has not been charged in the killing of 14-year-old Amber Dubois, who vanished last year while walking to school in Escondido. Her bones were discovered earlier this month north of San Diego.

Records show that between his prison release and re-arrest, Gardner was cited at least eight times for running a red light, speeding, lacking proof of insurance, possessing marijuana and having an open container of alcohol in a car.

He was fined in seven cases, and one speeding ticket was dismissed after he completed traffic school.

Video: Gardner's Prison Files Released 1:56
http://www.fox5sandiego.com/videobe...bb3bd4b2/News/Gardner-s-Prison-Files-Released

Article:
http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-gardner-runins,0,2376462.story

 

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State boosts monitoring of sex offenders after high-profile lapses
3:32 PM PDT, March 19, 2010
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The new policy requires increased use of GPS tracking of those considered less likely to re-offend. Forty lower-risk offenders are supervised by each parole agent, compared to 20 high-risk offenders per agent.

Melinda Silva, president of the Parole Agents Association of California, predicted the increased workload will overwhelm agents charged with tracking the movements of 40 sex offenders. "We need to get them to 20-to-one," she said. "If they want to improve supervision, they've got to reduce caseload."

The change in policy also followed questions over the monitoring of Gardner, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering 17-year-old Chelsea King and assaulting another woman in the same park north of San Diego. He also is under investigation but has not been charged in the slaying of 14-year-old Amber Dubois.

Records show officials decided not to send Gardner back to prison, even though he violated a condition of his parole by living too close to a daycare center.

Video: Parole Changes 1:31
http://www.fox5sandiego.com/videobeta/5c078a63-a9f8-4569-96bd-c9ca82979533/News/Parole-Changes

Article:
http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-ap-sex-offender-monitoring,0,7365655.story

 

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Amber&#8217;s parents told few details
Police say their &#8216;hands are tied&#8217; by gag order
Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.
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&#8220;We talked to (Escondido police), and we&#8217;re satisfied with what they told us,&#8221; McGonigle said yesterday. &#8220;Moe and I were both given an update today, and we are content for now.&#8221;

Escondido police Lt. Craig Carter said McGonigle and Dubois spoke with a department representative. &#8220;We have talked to them,&#8221; Carter said. &#8220;We&#8217;re just trying to tell them to relax and let the system work, and we tried to explain that our hands are tied&#8221; by a gag order issued by a judge last week.

In most crimes, until an arrest has been made, police are hesitant to share information with victims or their families in order not to risk compromising the investigation. Even after an arrest, it can be awhile before victims and their families know the whole story.

In a 1993 case, two young boys in South County were abducted near the Otay River and raped and killed. The homicides went unsolved for eight years until a DNA hit linked them to a man named Scott Erskine.

His trial began in 2004, and it was only weeks before opening statements that the boys&#8217; mothers were told the details of their sons&#8217; horrific deaths. They had waited more than 10 years for the information. Erskine is now on death row.

Article:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/18/ambers-parents-told-few-details/

 

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REGION: GPS monitoring of sex offenders is useful, but limited, experts say
'It can't tell you what they're doing'
March 20, 2010 5:15 pm
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California voters in 2006 overwhelmingly approved Jessica's Law, which mandated that the state's sex offenders be monitored for life with a GPS unit.

With a GPS, or Global Positioning System, unit strapped to every sex offender's ankle, police would be able to look at a computer and see exactly where these potentially dangerous individuals were at all times.

But more than three years after the law's passage, only a fraction of the state's registered sex offenders wear a GPS unit, which uses satellites to pinpoint a person's location. In San Diego County, only those on parole and a handful of high-risk probationers have them.

How it's used
The offenders are monitored at two levels, based on the risks they pose.

Parole agents monitor 2,192 of the offenders "actively," following a parolee's whereabouts in real time on a computer map several times throughout the day while also scrutinizing their tracks, Hinkle said.

Some 4,796 parolees deemed a lower risk are monitored "passively," with agents checking them by computer a couple of times a day, he said.

Gardner let unit run low
But letting a battery get low, as Gardner did four times, doesn't kill the GPS or prevent monitoring. That violation would usually prompt a warning, as it did in Gardner's case, Hinkle said.

Lifetime monitoring unlikely
Jessica's Law author Sen. George Runner, R-Antelope Valley, told the state's Sex Offender Management Board in 2007 that the lifetime GPS monitoring provision was intended to apply to people paroled after the law passed, with local police taking over the responsibility for buying and monitoring the technology, according to a press release from Runner's office.
*Much more at link!

Article:
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_f5a1ebb3-ed8e-5f48-8aac-888778e2fa9b.html

 

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P.I. says he called sheriff before Amber's body found
He was reminding them of previous findings by dogs
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 4:53 p.m.
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A private investigator hired last year by Amber Dubois&#8217; grandmother says it&#8217;s possible, but not likely, that a tip he gave to the Sheriff&#8217;s Department could have led to the discovery of the 14-year-old girl&#8217;s remains on March 6.

Lawrence Olmstead, a Los Angeles-based private investigator, says that a day before the Escondido teenager&#8217;s skeletal remains were found about three miles north of Pala, he called officials and said they should focus in that area because tracking dogs back in August had traced the girl&#8217;s scent there.

Did his call lead investigators to Amber? &#8220;It&#8217;s hard to say,&#8221; Olmstead said today.

Olmstead said he is convinced that Amber had to have been alive when she was taken to the Pala area because the dogs only track live scents.

However, Sarah Platts, commander of VK9 and owner of one of the dogs, said in an interview last week that is not necessarily true, that in fact if someone had recently been killed and then taken somewhere, their scent could still be ascertainable.

Article:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/19/pi-says-he-called-sheriff-ambers-body-found/

 

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Private Investigator Directs Deputies To Pala Reservation
Larry Olmstead Was With K-9 Team That Picked Up Teen's Scent Last Aug.
POSTED: 11:34 am PDT March 19, 2010
UPDATED: 8:39 am PDT March 20, 2010
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When Amber Dubois' remains were found in a rugged area of the Pala Indian Reservation, many thought accused killer John Gardner had provided authorities with the tip -- a theory the San Diego County Sheriff's Department has not confirmed to be true.

But a private investigator hired by Amber's grandmother to find the missing teen told 10News he was with highly trained scent dogs when they first led them to the reservation last August.

Two days after deputies discovered Chelsea King's body, Larry Olmstead felt he had to do something. Olmstead said he was frustrated with the Escondido Police Department and contacted the sheriff's department to tell them where search dogs had tracked Amber's scent last August.
*Editor's Note:
Private investigator Larry Olmstead told 10News he called deputies days after Chelsea King's body was found. He was frustrated with the search for Amber Dubois. Olmstead told us he alerted the sheriff's office that dogs brought in by the family had found a live scent near the Pala Library in August. The next day, sheriff's deputies searched the area and found Dubois' remains a few miles away near the Pala Indian Reservation. It was not our intention to imply Olmstead knew the location of Dubois' body.

Special Section: Amber Dubois Investigation
http://www.10news.com/amber-dubois/index.html

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http://www.bringamberhome.com/

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http://www.amberleeannedubois.com/

Article:
http://www.10news.com/news/22890061/detail.html

 

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Gardner's truck repossessed four days after Amber Dubois went missing
Posted: Mar 20, 2010 2:14 AM EDT
Updated: Mar 20, 2010 7:56 PM EDT
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A white pickup truck once owned by accused killer John Gardner has become the focus of crime scene investigators in the Amber Dubois murder case. Records obtained by News 8 show the truck was repossessed from Gardner just four days after the 14-year-old went missing.

The repossession documents prove Gardner was still driving the truck when Amber Dubois vanished while walking to Escondido High School on February 13, 2009. Now, forensic investigators are combing through the truck looking for key evidence that could link Gardner to the student's death.

FBI agents seized the vehicle on March 10, 2010, telling the new owner they needed to check out the truck for DNA. "It is very likely (Amber Dubois) was in a vehicle, potentially that vehicle at some time," forensic DNA expert Suzanna Ryan told New 8.

Ryan believes if Amber was in that truck, investigators will find something: blood, hair, or perhaps bodily fluids. "Even if the surface area of the vehicle was cleaned, it's possible a mixture of DNA from both individuals could have sunk deeper into the fabric," Ryan said.

If clothing was found at the spot where Amber's skeletal remains were discovered on March 6 in Pala, investigators will try to match those clothing fibers, too. "So if we have clothing evidence from the victim, we can match that back to fiber evidence that still might be in that vehicle," Ryan said.

At the time the pickup was repossessed, it was missing one outside mirror and also had damage to the tailgate. If you think you may have seen John Gardner driving that white pickup truck near Escondido High School, police would like to hear from you.
*More at link!

PDF: Notice of Repossession
http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/kfmb/misc/repo_letter.pdf

Article:
http://www.760kfmb.com/Global/story.asp?S=12174713

 

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Amber&#8217;s love of animals big part of service
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.
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Amber Dubois loved animals, and her public memorial service a week from today will feature many. &#8220;We&#8217;re going to have a menagerie of animals because Amber was such an animal lover,&#8221; said her father, Moe Dubois.

Dubois said the trick is going to be making sure the butterflies aren&#8217;t eaten by the red-tailed hawk or doves, and that the hawk and doves aren&#8217;t eaten by the monkey, black wolf or python.

The hourlong memorial is set for 1 p.m. at Escondido High School&#8217;s stadium, Dubois said. Featured speakers will be Dubois; Amber&#8217;s mother, Carrie McGonigle; several of Amber&#8217;s friends; and a couple of Amber&#8217;s teachers.

&#8220;The star of the animal show will be a black wolf named Frankie, which is used for Hollywood movies,&#8221; Dubois said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a beautiful black wolf.&#8221; Amber was infatuated with wolves for years, and her bedroom walls were filled with photographs and paintings of them. The San Diego Zoo and the Del Mar Fairgrounds are providing most of the animals. Almost everything for the service has been donated, Dubois said.

The service will be held just yards from where Amber, 14, was last seen alive at 7:10 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2009, as she was walking to school that Friday morning.

Article:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/20/ambers-love-of-animals-big-part-of-service/

 

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ESCONDIDO: Forum on Megan's law to be held at arts center
March 20, 2010 4:41 pm
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Authorities on Tuesday will hold a forum to talk about ways to strengthen Megan's Law, the state law that allows the public to track the whereabouts of sex offenders in their communities.

The two-hour informational panel at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, will include presentations by Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, R-San Diego, San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, Escondido Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler, Escondido police Chief Jim Maher and Escondido Union High School District Superintendent Ed Nelson.

Authorities are holding the forum in response to the recent slayings of two local teens, Amber Dubois and Chelsea King. John Albert Gardner III, a registered sex offender, was charged earlier this month with raping and murdering Chelsea and is a focus in the investigation of Amber's death.
*The forum, sponsored by the Escondido Chamber of Commerce, is free and open to the public. The event runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at the art center's 1,500-seat concert hall, 340 N. Escondido Blvd. in Escondido.
**For more information, call the chamber at 760-745-2125.

Article:
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/escondido/article_ca9e0b0c-626c-5494-bd84-2d3f7105973d.html

 

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REGION: EPD was watching more than Gardner
17 staffers spend some time tracking sex offenders
March 20, 2010 5:08 pm
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Accused murderer John Albert Gardner III is the most infamous registered sex offender to inhabit Escondido in recent memory. But he was only one of nearly 200 sex offenders Escondido police tracked, and continue to track, in the inland North County community.

Under state law, local law enforcement agencies must record the home and work addresses and vehicle information for all sex offenders living in their jurisdictions. Sex offenders must notify police when that information changes, and officers must record it. Aside from that, there's little police are required to do to monitor the offenders ---- unless the agency decides to seek them out during compliance checks. Carter, an Escondido police spokesman, said his agency's officers met with Gardner eight times during the two years he lived in the city, as part of its sex offender-tracking program. He would not elaborate on those meetings or whether Gardner was interviewed specifically related to Amber's disappearance, citing a recent court-imposed gag order.

How EPD's program works
The Escondido Police Department's monitoring team is comprised of two lieutenants, two sergeants, eight officers and four detectives, all of whom have duties aside from the team. The unit also includes an administrative coordinator whose sole job is to manage local sex offender files. The team checks, in person, whether the offenders truly live at their registered home, work at the job they've listed and drive their specified vehicle.

Sex offenders range from rapists to child molesters to those convicted of indecent exposure. The identities and addresses of lower-level sex offenders, such as exposers, are sometimes shielded from the public by law. As such, the number of convicted sex offenders in a given city is often greater than that shown on the Megan's Law Web site, http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov. Escondido police declined to say how often or when compliance checks are made. They don't want sex offenders to know when they're coming, they explained.

"A very proactive and logical approach"
Lindon Lewis, an Escondido-based state parole supervisor, said Escondido police have worked diligently to track the city's sex offenders. Over the past three weeks, since Gardner was arrested, they've asked Lewis and others what more they can do, the parole official said.
*Much more at link!

Article:
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_62141dc7-621f-5f16-aefc-efb0b450768b.html

 

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John Gardner's prison records released
Story Updated: Mar 18, 2010 at 8:09 PM PDT
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Gardner served five years in prison after pleading guilty to attacking a 13-year-old neighbor girl in Rancho Bernardo in 2000. He was paroled in
September 2005. The 30-year-old Gardner could face the death penalty if convicted in Chelsea's death. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 4.

Escondido police said Gardner is a focal point into their investigation into the death of Escondido teen Amber Dubois. Amber was 14 when she went missing while walking to Escondido High School in February 2009. Her remains were discovered in the Pala area earlier this month.

Video: John Gardner's prison records released 3:25
http://www.kusi.com/home/88503092.html?video=YHI&t=a

Article:
http://www.kusi.com/home/88503092.html

 

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John Gardner Repeatedly Stopped by Police
Last Update: 3/19 6:19 pm
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The sex offender charged with murdering a San Diego County teen was repeatedly fined for drug and driving offenses after his prison release -- once while driving a car that later may have been used in an attempted kidnapping. Law enforcement records show John Gardner III was cited at least eight times between his 2005 prison release and his arrest last month for Chelsea King's death.

The records show he and another sex offender were found smoking pot at an Oceanside park in 2008. Gardner was stopped in Escondido last June for driving without insurance. His gold Pontiac matched the description of a car used four months later in the attempted gunpoint abduction of a girl in his hometown of Lake Elsinore. Authorities seized a similar car on March 11 from an Escondido junkyard. It was not immediately clear whether the car belongs to Gardner.

Prison Records Released

Friend Stands by Gardner

Seven Parole Violations
Gardner is also the focus of the investigation into the February 2009 slaying of Amber Dubois, according to Escondido police. The Escondido teen was 14 when she disappeared while walking to school. Her body was found earlier this month. Escondido police said only that investigators were following a "lead" when they discovered Amber's remains in the Pala area.

Bill Garcia, a private investigator who had been working for the Dubois family, said that it was his belief that a tip in the Dubois case did not come from Gardner, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Gardner could face the death penalty if convicted of Chelsea's death. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 4.
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PDF: Read part 1 of the John Gardner prison file (6.0MB)
http://www.sandiego6.com/media/lib/...2-a69e-219d3a4bc058/Gardner_central_file1.pdf

PDF: Read part 2 of the John Gardner prison file (6.1MB)
http://www.sandiego6.com/media/lib/...e-9f55-95da0db88115/Gardner_central_file2.pdf

PDF: Read the John Gardner criminal complaint (1.6MB)
http://www.sandiego6.com/media/lib/...b4ab9a900be5/CD225886_John_Albert_Gardner.pdf

Article:
http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local...-Bernardo-jogging/zTLAKar0XUGyf78trbfHvg.cspx

 

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John & Ken Radio Podcasts

Audio: Parole Mess 4PM (3/16)
Ex Parole Agent Highlights Big Problems
http://www.kfi640.com/mediaplayer/?...demand&item=18166646&feed_name=JohnandKen.xml

Audio: John Gardner Attack 4PM (3/17)
Woman Recounts Almost Being Raped By John Gardner
http://www.kfi640.com/mediaplayer/?...demand&item=18190328&feed_name=JohnandKen.xml

Audio: Sex Offender Neighbor 6PM (3/19)
Family Finds Out Sex Offender Is Their Neighbor
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REGION: Task force tracks sex offenders countywide
March 20, 2010 5:12 pm
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Nearly all local law enforcement agencies say they have at least one detective or staff member assigned to manage files on registered sex offenders in their jurisdiction. But few have the resources to consistently verify that the offenders live where they say they do or drive the car they have registered.

Often, that's where the San Diego Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Task Force steps in. "The other agencies, they are overworked, understaffed," said Sheriff's Detective Miguel Baca, part of the multi-agency team that "fills in that gap" of checking on the offenders, as one parole official put it.

SAFE has a staff of about 10 law enforcement officers from agencies including the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the California Department of Justice, San Diego County's district attorney's office, the county's sheriff's and probation departments and the San Diego Police Department.

Article:
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_6ea74cf8-6d36-5a04-bf73-f55f8e8991b3.html