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 HOMOSASSA, Fla. (AP) - Detectives Wednesday identified a "person of interest" they want to interview in last month's disappearance of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford as a registered sex offender who left the area without telling authorities.
John Evander Couey, 46, lived about two miles north of the child's home but sometimes stayed with relatives who live within "eyeshot" of her house, Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy said. He was interviewed by authorities in Savannah, Ga., but has since been released.
Detectives became interested in Couey while attempting to contact every registered sex offender who lived near Jessica's house. They discovered he no longer lived at his address and hadn't told authorities about a move.
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