This is the first time John has stated the inclusion of the VDS family. In other statements this was not made, so I am not sure if he has informed LE of this or not.
And to think about it if he (John) had of stated this while in custody he may not have ever seen the light of day.
IIRC, Mickey told Greta he was only interrogated the Sunday he was arrested (June 5) and the following Monday? I believe when he was released, he gave an interview with someone (local newspaper?), and said that Deepak had told him that "they made up the story about dropping Natalee off at the Holiday Inn".
They being Deepak, Juran and Paulus. Mickey told Greta that Deepak didn't know that he was one of the two security guards brought in due to the HI cover story (lie) that Deepak was part of. Mickey said that Deepak thought Mickey was from Jamaica. Later after Deepak had told Mickey that he, his brother, and Joran had gone to the lighthouse, and dropped Joran and Natalee off near the Marriott, Mickey told Deepak he was one of the security guards brought in for questioning.
Mickey then said that Deepak apologized to him for getting Mickey in trouble. Mickey said that so far, Deepak is the only one to apologize to him - the police and prosecutor's office have not.
In one of Greta's interviews tonight (I can't remember who, maybe the attorney of Deepak's brother) the interviewee said that Mickey John's attorney has stated to them that Mickey is willing to testify if called upon.
We shall see.