FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. _ It was a routine pickup for a package service driver here this week but an unusual package. "Contact 911" was written on the outside.
Police summoned as a result said they had a short confrontation with James Jordan, 33, of Robertsville, who was then charged with domestic assault, sodomy, felonious restraint, unlawful use of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child.
The charges allege that Jordan had locked a 3-year-old child in a room for several hours while assaulting a woman in the home. His bail was set at $100,000 cash.
The driver called for help about 11:22 a.m. Tuesday after seeing the note on a package retrieved from a home in the Robertsville area.
As the victim was speaking with deputies, Jordan closed the front door and refused to cooperate, they said. Realizing that he had past assault arrests and may have had a .45-caliber handgun and access to rifles, the officers called for a SWAT team. Jordan surrendered before the team arrived.
