BROOKLYN, NY–James E. Jordan, 48, died of complications from diabetes back in 2006. The NYPD apparently didn’t get the memo, and have been knocking on his door for the past eight years searching for him for an unidentified offense. Jordan’s widow, Karen Fennell, has filed a federal lawsuit over the repeated disturbances.
Police have come to her home as recently as last Easter, storming into her apartment with no warrant to arrest the dead man. In her suit, Fennell states that she was so frustrated with the situation that she did the only thing she could think of to deter the police from entering her home.
She posted her husband’s death certificate to her door.
Even that wasn’t enough to stop the raids. Her lawyer, Ugochukwu Uzoh, had advised Fennell to not leave the death certificate on the door due to its personal information, but Fennell felt she had no choice. The NYPD has been to her apartment at least four times this year alone. “Every time they do a sweep they come here,” Fennel, 56, told the NY Daily News. “It’s very upsetting.”
Since they haven’t been able to arrest her husband during their illegal searches, the cops have set their sights on Jordan’s son, James Jr. Last July, cops found a pocket knife on James Jr., and arrested him and his friend, Anthony Solis. The criminal charges were later dismissed.
Unsatisfied with minimum extortion, the police decided to put pressure on James Jr. to extract information that would help them arrest others. “While at the precinct, James was interrogated by defendant officers, who kept asking James to provide them with information concerning drugs and guns in his neighborhood and concerning certain individuals who James doesn’t even know,” the suit states. Emotionally distraught, Fennel, Jordan Jr. and Solis are seeking undisclosed monetary reparations from the NYPD.
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