{"id":96007,"date":"2018-03-06T19:24:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T23:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=96007"},"modified":"2018-03-06T19:24:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T23:24:29","slug":"stand-down-order-was-the-gay-yet-unqualified-broward-county-sheriff-commander-capt-jan-jordan-brought-on-by-scott-israel-to-represent-the-lgbt-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=96007","title":{"rendered":"<b>STAND DOWN ORDER<\/b>: Was the gay yet unqualified Broward County Sheriff Commander &#8212; Capt. Jan Jordan &#8212; brought on by Scott Israel to represent the LGBT community?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Captain in Parkland school shooting was brought onto force by Sheriff Israel<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By\u00a0David Fleshler, Stephen Hobbs, Lisa J. Huriash and Linda Trischitta<br \/>\nSun Sentinel<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to:<\/strong> <em>Local law enforcement radio transmissions reveal what was happening as first responders arrived to the scene of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland.<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/95940508-132.html\">http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/news\/95940508-132.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Broward sheriff\u2019s commander \u2014 in the spotlight for her role in the Parkland school shooting \u2014 applied for employment at the Sheriff\u2019s Office just weeks after Sheriff Scott Israel won his first term in office.<\/p>\n<p>Capt. Jan Jordan, who commands the Parkland district, listed Israel, a former Fort Lauderdale Police captain and SWAT commander, as the one who referred her, according to her Dec. 21, 2012, job application.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News reported that a Broward sheriff\u2019s commander had ordered deputies to set up a perimeter, rather than storm the school and neutralize the shooter. The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/broward\/article203015289.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Herald identified the commander<\/a>\u00a0as Jordan, saying a Sheriff\u2019s Office dispatch log shows that she gave the order.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_em\" data-content-id=\"96012247\" data-content-size=\"small\" data-content-type=\"story\" data-content-slug=\"fl-florida-school-shooting-response-fail-20180223\" data-content-subtype=\"story\" data-role=\"sc_item imgsize_ratiosizecontainer \" data-state=\"\">\n<div class=\"trb_em_m\">\n<figure class=\"trb_em_ic_figure\" data-role=\"imgsize_item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trb_em_ic_img\" title=\"Police say more deputies waited outside school during Stoneman Douglas shooting\" src=\"http:\/\/c-6rtwjumjzx7877x24bbbx2eywgnrlx2ehtr.g00.sun-sentinel.com\/g00\/3_c-6bbb.x78zs-x78jsynsjq.htr_\/c-6RTWJUMJZX77x24myyux3ax2fx2fbbb.ywgnrl.htrx2fnrl-0f46h0ihx2fyzwgnsjx2fkq-kqtwnif-x78hmttq-x78mttynsl-wjx78utsx78j-kfnq-75635778x2f855x2f855c614x3fn65h.rfwpx3dnrflj_$\/$\/$\/$\/$\/$\" alt=\"Police say more deputies waited outside school during Stoneman Douglas shooting\" data-baseurl=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-5a91c5dc\/turbine\/fl-florida-school-shooting-response-fail-20180223\" data-c-nd=\"1982x1115\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Israel and law enforcement experts say\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/local\/broward\/parkland\/florida-school-shooting\/fl-florida-school-shooting-israel-cnn-20180225-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the proper procedure<\/a>\u00a0in an active shooter situation is to move in on the shooter immediately, not set up a perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Bell, president of the\u00a0<a id=\"ORGOV000075\" title=\"Broward County Sheriff's Office\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/topic\/crime-law-justice\/law-enforcement\/broward-county-sheriffs-office-ORGOV000075-topic.html\">Broward County Sheriff<\/a>&#8216;s Deputies Association, said he was shown a copy of the log by Fox News and it appeared authentic.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming it was accurate, he said, \u201cthis was the wrong command to be given.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur priority is to preserve life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He called on the Sheriff\u2019s Office to release the log and other documents on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/local\/broward\/parkland\/florida-school-shooting\/fl-florida-school-shooting-nikolas-cruz-left-180-rounds-20180302-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how the shooting<\/a>\u00a0was handled.<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust come clean,\u201d he said. \u201cRelease everything. Why not be transparent on this, so we can have the deputies stop being called cowards in public?\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_em\" data-content-id=\"95930250\" data-content-size=\"small\" data-content-type=\"story\" data-content-slug=\"sfl-stoneman-douglas-shooting-complete-coverage-link\" data-content-subtype=\"story\" data-role=\"sc_item imgsize_ratiosizecontainer \" data-state=\"\">\n<div class=\"trb_em_m\">\n<figure class=\"trb_em_ic_figure\" data-role=\"imgsize_item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trb_em_ic_img\" title=\"Shooting At Stoneman Douglas High School | Complete coverage\" src=\"http:\/\/c-6rtwjumjzx7877x24bbbx2eywgnrlx2ehtr.g00.sun-sentinel.com\/g00\/3_c-6bbb.x78zs-x78jsynsjq.htr_\/c-6RTWJUMJZX77x24myyux3ax2fx2fbbb.ywgnrl.htrx2fnrl-0f3ifi69x2fyzwgnsjx2fx78kq-x78ytsjrfs-itzlqfx78-x78mttynsl-htruqjyj-htajwflj-qnspx2f855x2f855c614x3fn65h.rfwpx3dnrflj_$\/$\/$\/$\/$\/$\" alt=\"Shooting At Stoneman Douglas High School | Complete coverage\" data-baseurl=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-5a8dad14\/turbine\/sfl-stoneman-douglas-shooting-complete-coverage-link\" data-c-nd=\"2000x1125\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s decisions are among many actions being questioned since 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz shot 17 people to death and wounded 16 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.<\/p>\n<p>Warnings of Cruz\u2019s intentions came in to the Sheriff\u2019s Office, the FBI and the Florida Department of Children &amp; Families, yet these agencies either fumbled these tips or failed to intervene effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has come under severe criticism over both the missed warnings and for his agency\u2019s actions the day of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Officers from the adjacent Coral Springs Police Department say some sheriff\u2019s deputies waited outside while they rushed into the school building during a period of confusion when it was unclear whether the gunman was still there.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Richard Corcoran and almost all of his Republican colleagues in the\u00a0<a id=\"ORGOV0000182\" title=\"Florida Legislature\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/topic\/politics-government\/florida-legislature-ORGOV0000182-topic.html\">Florida House<\/a>\u00a0signed a letter calling on Gov.\u00a0<a id=\"PEPLT00007609\" title=\"Rick Scott\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/topic\/politics-government\/government\/rick-scott-PEPLT00007609-topic.html\">Rick Scott<\/a>to suspend him from office.<\/p>\n<p>The state House Public Integrity &amp; Ethics Committee this week issued subpoenas to the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office, the Broward School Board, Coral Springs and Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s Office for records and data related to the shooting, for an investigation of \u201cthe actions or omissions of public agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, at the request of the governor, has opened an investigation into the law enforcement response to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>A major question centers on then-Deputy Scot Peterson, the school resource officer who resigned after being suspended for failing to confront the shooter. Peterson claimed through his lawyer that he thought the shooter was outside, which turned out to be wrong.<\/p>\n<p>If Peterson reported this to Jordan, that may explain a decision to establish a perimeter, said a Coral Springs Police officer who asked not to be named.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Jan [Jordan] heard, \u2018I don\u2019t know where\u2019s he at,\u2019\u201d then it makes sense to set up a perimeter because the shooter could be in the parking lot, the officer said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_em\" data-content-id=\"96068386\" data-content-size=\"large\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-content-slug=\"fl-1520027436-gbokvtpms4-snap-image\" data-content-subtype=\"photo\" data-role=\"sc_item imgsize_ratiosizecontainer lightbox_container \" data-state=\"\" data-embed-id=\"96068386\">\n<div class=\"trb_em_mb\">\n<div class=\"trb_em_m\">\n<figure class=\"trb_em_ic_figure\" data-role=\"imgsize_item\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trb_em_ic_img\" title=\"\u00a0\" src=\"http:\/\/c-6rtwjumjzx7877x24bbbx2eywgnrlx2ehtr.g00.sun-sentinel.com\/g00\/3_c-6bbb.x78zs-x78jsynsjq.htr_\/c-6RTWJUMJZX77x24myyux3ax2fx2fbbb.ywgnrl.htrx2fnrl-0f44h285x2fyzwgnsjx2fkq-6075572981-lgtpayurx789-x78sfu-nrfljx2f155x2f155c883x3fn65h.rfwpx3dnrflj_$\/$\/$\/$\/$\/$\" alt=\"\u00a0\" data-baseurl=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-5a99c730\/turbine\/fl-1520027436-gbokvtpms4-snap-image\" data-c-nd=\"1008x567\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"trb_em_r\" data-role=\"lightbox_metadata\">\n<h5 class=\"trb_embed_related_credit_and_caption\">Capt. Jan Jordan (Broward Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jordan had worked 20 years at the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, leaving in 2009 at the rank of captain, according to her personnel file, released Friday by the Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>After that, she moved to Colorado and worked for just over a year as a sergeant at the Town of Breckenridge Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Upon returning to Broward County, she worked eight months as accreditation coordinator for the Wilton Manors Police Department and just over three months as an investigator for the Broward County Public Defender\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan, 49, was overseeing the Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office Civil Division, which handles the service of legal documents, before she was selected to be the Parkland district commander, according to a 2017 performance evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Her supervisors gave her high marks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe carries herself with a quiet confidence that others who work around her see and respect and has a natural command presence and makes decisions that are sound and all-encompassing, and has an excellent understanding of the agency\u2019s goals and objectives,\u201d stated a 2016 performance evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Coral Springs Fire Chief Frank Babinec was on the panel that chose Jordan for the Parkland district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought she interviewed very well,\u201d he said. \u201cHer credentials, her resume, I think was what Parkland was looking for and ever since she was put in place as a chief she\u2019s been very good to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She served as a board member on Broward 2-1-1, a community helpline, PACE Center for Girls, and Women In Distress, a domestic violence center, according to her personnel file.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan couldn\u2019t be reached for comment Friday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Staff writer Megan O\u2019Matz contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/local\/broward\/parkland\/florida-school-shooting\/fl-florida-shooting-bso-perimeter-20180302-story.html\">http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/local\/broward\/parkland\/florida-school-shooting\/fl-florida-shooting-bso-perimeter-20180302-story.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Captain in Parkland school shooting was brought onto force by Sheriff Israel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}