Slain officer's widow to inspect vest at center of lawsuit
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The widow of a slain Georgia police officer hopes to learn more about why his body armor didn't save him.
Tammy Jordan says in an ongoing federal lawsuit that a vest from Michigan-based Armor Express failed to stop gunfire that killed Griffin Police Officer Kevin Jordan. He was shot five times while intervening in a fight while working an off-duty security job at a Waffle House in Griffin, Georgia, in 2014, according to the lawsuit.
In court documents, Armor Express denied that one of its vests failed to meet standards.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jordan's lawyer, Anitra Price, said they will be able to inspect the equipment he was wearing when he died during a meeting Friday at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's office in Midland.
Price says she's had difficulty obtaining information about the vest.