Gloria Farmer was a pastor, the cops say, and Gloria Jordan was her daughter. Police say Ms Jordan admitted to straddling another woman in what she called a "prayer position", but wouldn’t elaborate or answer further questions regarding the victim's death.
The Star-Telegram says Witchita Falls police first believed Ms Farmer’s death was of a medical nature, but a family friend came forward with concerns some days after the incident.
When questioned about the incident, the third roommate allegedly said Ms Jordan "may have been responsible" for the death of her mother, adding that she did not say anything earlier as she was afraid. Ms Jordan placed her hand on Ms Farmer's forehead during a prayer, the roommate said, pushing the latter backward and causing her and the office chair in which she was sitting to fall over.
Court documents say that Ms Jordan then straddled Ms Farmer's body, sitting on her chest while Farmer told her to get off because she couldn’t breathe. The roommate reportedly tried to move Ms Jordan off Ms Farmer, but the other woman is said to have stayed in her position until Ms Farmer stopped breathing.
Ms Jordan is now charged with manslaughter, and also faces charges for another incident that allegedly occurred on 25 November 2021, after a woman would only drive her to a medical appointment in Dallas on the condition that Ms Jordan paid for gas. According to a TV report, Ms Jordan allegedly yelled, "I rebuke you in the name of the Lord," as she repeatedly banged the woman's head against a wall.
Ms Jordan is being held in the Wichita County pokey on a $150,000 bond. Whether a GoFundMe page has been set up to pay for a defence lawyer is unknown.
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