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Former chief sheriff's detective retires

Mon, 11/20/2006 - 1:45pm
By: John Munford

Bruce Jordan, former chief detective of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, has resigned effective today, officials confirmed Monday afternoon.

Jordan was demoted three ranks down to lieutenant in September for violating department policy. He had also been suspended, but he hired noted criminal defense attorney Lee Sexton to represent him in his appeal of the demotion.

The demotion came on the heels of a television news report that claimed Jordan improperly used funds from drug seizures to pay for two sheriff's detectives to travel to Tennessee to serve as security for a local youth baseball team. Jordan, whose son played on the team, has denied any wrongdoing and said part of the reason for the security was because of threats made against the team by another team that was slated to appear at the Tennessee tournament.

Sheriff Randall Johnson has not commented on what specific policies that Jordan was found to have violated.

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Jordan Retires
Submitted by fayette19 on Tue, 11/21/2006 - 7:25am.

Munford's headline is correct. Jordan retired, not resigned. His BIG EGO won't let him quit. He wants the status of retired so he can make it look like he put in 27 years and stepped out to enjoy not having to work any more. Oh, also, so he will fall under the federal statue to carry a weapon nationwide (all active and retired peace officers are allowed to do this). If he resigned, he would not fall into either category to carry the weapon. He even wanted the Sheriff to let him retire as a Lt. Colonel. There's that EGO again!

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JOrdan ?
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Submitted by THE BOSS on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 10:16pm.

And I quote my self,

“Submitted by THE BOSS on Fri, 11/03/2006 - 7:07pm.
Yes, according to my sources.
There will be more to come.”

I can’t help when they make things public, this is their way.
This may clear the way for some to come forward now.

This makes for a great “Thanksgiving”.
There is more to come, we still have an investigation going.

Captain Woodies Pudding…
I put whip cream and a cherry on your pudding! Enjoy.

PS
Try tomato juice, everyone says it works.


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Them Ghost are gonna get you, Bruce!
Submitted by jerimabry on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 3:48pm.

I guess you just think you can resign and that will make everything just go away. I do not see how you can live with yourself on a daily basis. Well just remember them ghost are gonna get you sooner or later and I can't wait!!!

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POLICE CHIEF
Submitted by GOOD GUY on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 3:34pm.

Bruce needs to apply for that job in Tyrone,has all the credentials. Should fit right in.

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Well it is about time, you crooked cop!!
Submitted by jerimabry on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 2:31pm.

This news has just made my day!! It is about freakin time. WOOO HOOO!!!

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Good news? -$3,000,000 dollars of bad news.
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Submitted by mudcat on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 7:55pm.

The "resignation" was actually a justifiable firing because Bruce never showed up for his new demoted duty. What happens next is a wrongful termination lawsuit (with a pony-tailed lawyer, God help us, I thought Fayette County was safe from these morons) and a settlement. $3mil is about right and guess who pays that? Yep, us.

meow


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I have a baaaaad feeling about this
Submitted by swmbo on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 9:00pm.

Generally, when a long-term employee "resigns" under these conditions, they have "inside" information to leverage in the wrongful termination suit. The value of that information (or, rather the value of avoiding release of it) is usually reflected in the speed at which the case is settled and the amount for which it is settled.

I am not accusing the Sheriff of anything. I'm just saying that, depending upon the circumstances, this could get ugly or it could get gone quickly.

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Barney Phife
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Submitted by bad_ptc on Mon, 11/20/2006 - 8:07pm.

Barney Phife has about the same chance of winning a wrongful termination suit as you do being selected as the next Pope.

Why don't we just wait for the DoJ investigation results.

That should provide more than enough nails for the coffin.


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