First Arrest
June 5, 2005 brings the first arrest in the Natalee Holloway disappearance. Two former security guards, Nick John (pictured below) and Abraham Jones, are under suspicion as both had worked at a nearby hotel, Allegro. As the prime suspects, they are both arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnapping but no evidence is ever found, so a week later, they’re released.
First Arrest
Charges Dropped
Five days later on June 9, 2005, police arrest Joran Van der Sloot and the Kalpoe brothers, on the suspicion of kidnapping and murder. Police obtained a search warrant for Joran’s house but didn’t find anything. Only on September 14 of that year do the Combined Appeals Court of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba remove all of the restrictions against the three suspects. Which does include a travel restriction – but now that all charges are dropped, Joran returns to the Netherlands in order to attend university.
Charges Dropped