New trial date set for man accused of killing Bonefish Grill co-worker

Lee Rodarte charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of Savannah Gold

Lee Rodarte appears in court for arraignment

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new trial date has been set for a Jacksonville man who police said admitted to killing his Mandarin Bonefish Grill co-worker.

Lee Rodarte, 30, is charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death last year of Savannah Gold. 

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Gold, 21, was missing for several days in early August 2017 before Rodarte, who she worked with at the Mandarin restaurant and had been in an on-and-off relationship with, led investigators to her body in a pond in the Duclay area, according to police 

The medical examiner could not determine Gold's exact cause of death but called it a violent homicide. The autopsy report said Gold had second-degree and third-degree burns over 75 percent of her body.

Rodarte's trial had been set for October, but his lawyers asked last month for a continuance in court, and it was granted with no objection from the prosecution. 

The new trial is set for Feb. 25.

Rodarte has another pretrial hearing Sept. 27.