Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 26, 2006 16:15:35 GMT -5
Man receives death sentence in slayings of wife, 2 men
A Madison County jury sentenced a 42-year-old man to death on Monday for
killing his estranged wife and 2 men at a Tennessee Department of
Transportation garage last year.
The jury had found David Lynn Jordan guilty Saturday on all 10 counts he
faced in the shooting on Jan. 11, 2005.
Public defender George Googe told WBBJ-TV after the sentencing that he had
hoped jurors would have mercy and give Jordan "a life sentence without
parole."
During the trial, a number of witnesses including 2 Jordan wounded gave
detailed, emotional testimony about the shootings that officials believe
may have been motivated by jealousy.
Besides Jordan's estranged wife, Donna Renee Jordan, also killed were
Jerry W. Hopper, a 28-year veteran of the Forestry Division of the
Tennessee Department of Agriculture, and David Gordon, manager of HCI
Delivery Services in Jackson.
James Goff, who was wounded along with Larry Taylor, testified that "Renee
was on the phone" when Jordan came in.
(source: Associated Press)
A Madison County jury sentenced a 42-year-old man to death on Monday for
killing his estranged wife and 2 men at a Tennessee Department of
Transportation garage last year.
The jury had found David Lynn Jordan guilty Saturday on all 10 counts he
faced in the shooting on Jan. 11, 2005.
Public defender George Googe told WBBJ-TV after the sentencing that he had
hoped jurors would have mercy and give Jordan "a life sentence without
parole."
During the trial, a number of witnesses including 2 Jordan wounded gave
detailed, emotional testimony about the shootings that officials believe
may have been motivated by jealousy.
Besides Jordan's estranged wife, Donna Renee Jordan, also killed were
Jerry W. Hopper, a 28-year veteran of the Forestry Division of the
Tennessee Department of Agriculture, and David Gordon, manager of HCI
Delivery Services in Jackson.
James Goff, who was wounded along with Larry Taylor, testified that "Renee
was on the phone" when Jordan came in.
(source: Associated Press)