Follow Up of the Day: Tommy Jordan, the former Marine who made waves last week with a video of himself putting his own laptop out of its misery, was visited by Child Protective Services officials as well as local police officers in the wake of his Internet stardom.
The Child Services agents reportedly interviewed the Stanly County, NC man and his daughter separately, but took no action. The police, however, did have something to say to Jordan: “Kudos.”
“I actually had a “thank you” from an entire detectives squad,” Jordan wrote in a Facebook post published over the weekend. “And another police officer is using it in a positive manner in his presentation for the school system. How’s about those apples? Didn’t expect THAT when you called the cops did you?”
Many people apparently called to ask Albermarle police what was being done about the angry dad, but were told there was nothing that could be done as Jordan lives outside city limits, and therefore outside police jurisdiction.
Speaking with Channel 9, a Stanly County Sheriff’s Office spox said Jordan broke no laws, and an investigation would not be launched.
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UPDATE: Mr. Jordan has written a Facebook post asking me to clarify certain aspects of this post, and I will gladly oblige.
Firstly, he is not a “former Marine” as Channel 9 stated. He was discharged from the military for medical reasons and was never an active-duty US Marine.
Secondly, to clear up any confusion, Mr. Jordan is not “outside police jurisdiction,” but merely lives outside the department’s jurisdiction.
I apologize to anyone who was inconvenienced by these errors.
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