Posted on 05/31/2014 1:32:53 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
A 43-year-old Griffin police officer and father of seven was shot and killed outside of a Waffle House early this morning while working an off-duty security job in full uniform, authorities said.
Three suspects are in custody after the shooting death of Officer Kevin Jordan, an ex-Marine who had been with the Griffin Police Department for four years and often worked security at the restaurant on weekend nights, police spokesman Mike Richardson said.
The altercation began when two men and a woman who allegedly caused a disturbance at a Waffle House on U.S. 19 were asked to leave the restaurant around 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Richardson said. A fight broke out after Jordan got them outside and tried to handcuff 28-year-old Chantell Mixon, he said.
Jordan was on the ground trying to restrain Mixon when another man shot him at least three times in the back, and one of the bullets cut through Jordan’s bulletproof vest, Richardson said. Police identified the suspected gunman as 30-year-old Michael D. Bowman.
Jordan’s brother, Raymond Jordan, was in the parking lot when the gunfire erupted and shot Bowman, Richardson said. The brother is a civilian who had a permit to carry a gun and was at the restaurant to visit Jordan, police said.
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Yeah, right. You sure made a mess here and for nothing as far as I can see.
I think we have at least one mod who's a little sensitive about police stories
I've had them PM me and warn about using the donutwatch keyword. I also just got "logged out" just now.
Yes, Admin Mod, I know my password.
Yeah. I, for one, wouldn’t be a Mod for a sack of diamonds. It’s usually a thankless job and no matter what you do, both sides will resent it. (And if only one side does, you aren’t doin’ it right!)
Very true, and very well phrased. Compounding the issue is the awareness that that evil may come from those who are supposed to defend us from it.
Some people just cannot be civilized. I really don’t find it important to treat them humanely.
Thank you all!
There was a thread created by an Admin Mod many years ago explaining the purpose of keywords and I thought I had it bookmarked but I can’t find it now. Too bad, it was a good one and apparently sorely needed by the current Mod.
You do know that was the cop who got shot, right?
Hmmm. Never got a freepmail warning. I have been mysteriously logged out, but it never seemed related to anything I said online, and I never had any problem logging back it. I figured it was just the hamsters sneaking a smoke break.
You do know that was the cop who got shot, right?
Sorry. Did not know.
The animals that shot him are the ones not civilized.
It is a tragedy what happened to this officer.
You are the only one on this thread that has stated “All cops are scum” and “cops are scum.”
Postings such as that are agitating and asking for a flame war.
Yes, it is.
I have been mysteriously logged out, but it never seemed related to anything I said online...
I've had it happen twice. Both times after posting on a 'donutwatch' thread.
I’ve had it happen considerably more than twice. The fact that I’m often posting from my phone or Kindle may have something to do with it.
Yes.
Not every Waffle House needs security. I used to go to one in Newport News, VA that was peaceful and unguarded, although that city is not always peaceful.
Are you in Downtown, Midtown, or Buckhead?
Things may have changed but 15 years ago one stayed out of those places late at night or in the early morning unless one was ‘Amish’.
This is an anti-tyranny website.
>> “Any particular reason for questioning it?” <<
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Looks like some very heavy handed thought policing!
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