UPS Driver Makes A Quick Decision When Woman Hands Him A Box With A Secret Message

The house seemed empty as he pulled into the driveway, everything was quiet, he knocked on the door and Miss Jordan handed him the package, he didn’t notice it right away, but as he went to load the package, something on the side of the box got caught. his eye there. On the side the scrawled words caused a wave of sick worry to wash over him like a wave hello wonderful people I’m Scott Lefler for Wonderbot and this is the Ups driver who makes a quick decision when a woman hands him a box with a secret message.

Charles Gordon was a Navy veteran and he knew something was wrong when he saw it. His keen eye for detail had been honed over all his years of training to capture the most subtle details. Men wouldn’t notice now that at 55 he was a UPS driver and he enjoyed his job and the gentle pace that came with it, driving from house to house making deliveries, it was a far cry from the days when he had served in the navy. he knew this was all about to change.

Charles had built a solid reputation in Missouri. His work took him across the country where he made many acquaintances during his travels. He was proud to establish a special relationship with all the recipients of his packages. He knew their names and they knew his, but the residents never knew. just how. Luckily they had the former Navy Seal watching over them until it was almost too late when Charles received a call to pick up a package from a house in Franklin County. He didn’t understand exactly what he was getting himself into.

he knew this house and he knew that the couple that lived there on the surface, Mr. and Mrs. Jordan seemed like a normal couple. Only one day did their behavior seem a little strange to him. It started as a cold and calm morning for Charles, he hummed as he plotted. his route and made his way through Franklin. County picking up and delivering his assigned packages when he arrived at the Jordan residence, he pulled into the driveway as he always did and walked up the front steps. He had no idea he was heading into a real nightmare.

Charles knocked on the door three times and waited a quick five minutes before knocking again, tapping his foot for warmth, he glanced over his shoulder and saw Mr. Jordan’s van in the parking lot hello he shouted ups maybe no one was home after all he scanned the door. porch for the package he was supposed to pick up, no package was. He was about to turn around and leave when he heard the front door closed, the woman opened a crack and an eye appeared. Mrs. Jordan, I’m here to pick up the package. Charles explained as the door widened and she stood there, smiling tightly, then Mr. Jordan walked out. from behind.

His wife greeted Charles and Tersley, he held his wife close to him and ordered her to give the package to the UPS driver, but as she looked at something in his eyes, he told Charles that something was wrong. just wasn’t going well in the brief moment Ms. Jordan handed him the package. said something to him but he didn’t do it. I get it, she looked nervously at her husband to make sure he hadn’t seen her, then her eyes widened, she was trying to tell him something but why couldn’t she say it in front of her husband. Charles assumed his appearance as best he could. could before the door was closed quickly.

All the clues were there, her hair was disheveled and she had dark circles under her tired eyes and her eyes were begging him to do something, she looked like a scared animal and the way Mr. Jordan held her close was just right. something he had done. ‘t. About this, he was worried at first, but he tried to ignore the feeling of worry. Maybe he was just paranoid after everything his clients did behind closed doors was none of his business. Maybe the couple had had an argument, that must have been it. he reasoned before.

As he returned to his truck, but when he put the package in the back, he saw that what she had been trying to tell him all along, to call 911, was scrawled on the side of the box, on the side that she had carefully kept in front of her husband. as she handed it to him. His heart began to race as a metallic taste rose to his throat. He glanced at the house and saw Mr. Jordan staring coldly at him from the window. He knew instinctively that he had to act as if nothing had happened or it would all be over. Charles climbed into his seat.

Slowly and deliberately, as if in no hurry to get away from this place, he felt Mr. Jordan’s eyes burn into his back as he walked away. It took all of his self-control to resist the urge to rush out into the alley, but when he rounded the corner and out the door. On sight, he took out his phone and clicked the numbers, he heard the reassuring voice on the other end of the 9-1-1 line, what is your emergency and explained everything about the package, Mr.’s behavior. Jordan and Mrs. Jordan’s frightened eyes, the operator listened carefully before sending the sheriff’s deputies but. They had no idea what was really going on in that house. The team had prepared for all eventualities. They didn’t know if it was a robbery or much worse, from the information Charles had given them they thought the couple were being held hostage but they were. also very wrong.

Like a well oiled machine they mobilized and raced to the scene, everyone knew time was running out, in less than 10 minutes authorities were swarming the house on Willow Ford Road, Franklin County Sheriff’s Sgt. , TG Wild, led the operation, they stormed the entrance steps. and I called. Mr. Jordan appeared to have been taken by surprise, but he refused to cooperate with the authorities, slamming the door in their faces. Now that they knew what was happening had everything to do with Mr. Jordan, they were not going to take it lying down, sheriff. Sergeant TJ Wilde checked on Mr Jordan and discovered he had been arrested before, they were also concerned he had a weapon inside the house, realizing the situation may have escalated beyond their control , they decided to call back, they weren’t going to take the risks they called. the intervention team.

Mr. Jordan quickly realized that his best option was to surrender, which fortunately for him he did before the response team arrived. Ms. Jordan and her three-year-old son were taken to a safe place, but it was not until officers took Ms. Jordan’s statement that the truth of what was there was known. It happened in this house and thanks to Charles, Mrs. Jordan was freed from a painful situation. We are grateful that this UPS driver with over a decade of service followed protocol when he saw a customer in distress and contacted authorities after seeing his message to contact. 9-1-1, the company said in a statement that our drivers were very knowledgeable about their routes and were trained to be aware of their surroundings and respond to requests for assistance, Ms. Jordan said her husband had held her captive for 3 p.m. the house they shared when she tried to leave, he refused a letter, he threatened her and she had reason to believe her life was in danger.

so she did the only thing she could think of, she wrote a note on the package for the ups driver, James Jordan was quickly arrested and charged, he was held in the Franklin County Jail with bail set at one hundred thousand dollars. The charges stemmed from actions that occurred at the victim’s home before the delivery service arrived, who noticed a help message written on a package he was supposed to pick up, the County Sheriff’s Office said. Franklin County in a news release. If it hadn’t been for the driver’s quick thinking, the situation could have been much worse.