Drifter Convicted of Stalking Uma Thurman
A drifter accused of stalking actress Uma Thurman has been convicted by a New York jury.
Jack Jordan was convicted of fourth-degree stalking and second-degree aggravated harassment, People Magazine reports. But he was acquitted of two other counts of second-degree aggravated harassment, the New York Times reports.
Jordan had testified that he felt he was destined to meet Thurman and live a happy life with her, the Times story says. He said he never realized the actress may have felt threatened by the cards he sent her. His defense lawyer, George Vomvolakis, contended Jordan did not break the law because he did not knowingly threaten Thurman.
Prosecutors had argued Jordan was manipulative and he knew he was making Thurman fearful of her safety. One note he sent showed Thurman waiting near an open grave as he walked across a razor blade. Another portrayed a headless bride.
They also pointed to testimony that Jordan rang Thurman’s doorbell day after day and put two notes in her mailbox.
Jordan is a University of Chicago graduate who ended up homeless. He was committed to a mental institution in 2005 but lived with his parents at the time of his trial, the Associated Press reports. Jordan’s father, a nuclear physicist, attended some of the trial.
