Suspect in disappearance of college student is freed on bail
The prime suspect in the disappearance of San Diego State biology student Donna Jou is again free. John Burgess, 35, was released from Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles on Wednesday after posting $250,000 bail while he awaits trial on charges that he had failed to report his address to the state’s registry of sex offenders.
Jou, 19, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was last seen by family members June 23 when Burgess picked her up on his motorcycle after they met through the craigslist website, authorities said.
Burgess was found last month in Jacksonville, Fla., allegedly with a small amount of crack cocaine and was extradited to California. Burgess hasn’t been charged in the Jou case.
Orange County sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino said there were “no major breaks in the case.”
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