Texas woman allegedly suffocates roommate to d*ath
A Texas woman identified as Gloria Ann Jordan, 41, allegedly suffocated her roommate to d*ath by sitting on her, according to police.
She was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 1, and has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of the said roommate, identified as the late Gloria Farmer, in Wichita Falls on Nov. 21.
Police responded to a call of a medical emergency at Las Cruces Lane, which Jordan and Farmer shared with another woman.
Police began investigating Farmer’s d€ath as criminal after a family friend approached them days later with concerns about her d€ath, according to an affidavit obtained by KAUZ.
The third roommate later told detectives that Jordan could have been responsible for Farmer’s d€ath and that she had been too afraid to say anything when it first happened.
The roommate told police that Jordan put her hand on Farmer’s forehead while praying, and pushed her backward in an office chair until Farmer and the chair fell over, according to the affidavit.
Jordan then straddled Farmer’s chest, according to court documents.
Farmer told Jordan to get off because she could not breathe.
An autopsy determined Farmer’s d€ath was the result of mechanical asphyxiation and was ruled a homicide.
Jordan was questioned by police while she was admitted to the hospital on Nov. 24 where she had been admitted for an unrelated medical condition three days after the d€ath. She told police that she had pushed Farmer over and sat on top of her in a “prayer position” with her hand on her forehead, but declined to comment further, according to New York Post.
She is also facing criminal charges for an incident that occurred on Nov. 25, in which she allegedly slammed a woman’s head into a wall several times while shouting “I rebuke you in the name of the Lord,” KAUZ reported.
Jordan was lodged in the Wichita County Jail, and her bond has been set at $150,000, according to KAUZ.
