H 5189

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5189
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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Recalled
May 12, 2026
H. 5189
Introduced
by Reps. Pope, Guffey, King, Ligon, Martin, Moss, Sessions and Terribile
S. Printed 5/12/26--S.
Read the first time March 10, 2026
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A concurrent RESOLUTION
To request the Department of Transportation name a
portion of Charlotte Avenue in the City of Rock Hill in York County from the
intersection of McDow Drive to its intersection with North Avenue "Officer
Steven Wayne Jordan Memorial Street" and erect appropriate signs or markers at
this location containing these words.
Whereas, Steven Wayne
Jordan was born on February 15, 1953, to William and Bernice Jordan, the only
son of a family that also included two sisters. He tragically lost his life on December
31, 1975, in the line of duty as an officer with the Rock Hill Police
Department; and
Whereas, Jordan married
Sue Walker and together they were the parents of a daughter, Shannon Lynn. He
joined the Rock Hill Police Department's Community Service Officer Program for
those interested in law enforcement but not yet 21 years old. He attended the
Criminal Justice Academy in Basic Class #46, graduating on September 28, 1973.
He was sworn in as a police officer with the department in February 1974 and was
assigned to D-shift; and
Whereas, in the early
morning of December 31, 1975, Officer Jordan was on patrol when he radioed Sergeant
R.E. Holder that he was stopping a blue Rambler station wagon on Deas Street.
The driver of the Rambler was released and Officer Jordan continued his patrol.
At 2 a.m. Jordan failed to respond to Sgt. Holder's hourly radio check. Shortly
thereafter, a call came into the police department of an abandoned patrol car
on Charlotte Avenue near Glendale with the motor running. It was Officer
Jordan's patrol car and responding officers also found Jordan's service
revolver near the curb and his pen in the street. Officer Jordan however was
missing; and
Whereas, a bulletin was
issued for the missing officer to the surrounding jurisdictions. Rock Hill
Police Officers Steve Coleman and Roy Russell stopped the blue Rambler driven
by Richard Edward Workman around 3:30 a.m. that morning on West Main Street.
The back seat was saturated in blood and a vehicle search found additional
evidence linking the driver to Jordan's disappearance, including the officer's notebook
and shift card; and
Whereas, Workman was
arrested, confessed to the murder of Officer Jordan, and ultimately led
officers to the location of Jordan's body. The 22 year-old officer had been
shot fourteen times. Workman received the death penalty which was later
overturned, and he was resentenced to life in prison. Rock Hill Police Officer
Steven Wayne Jordan was inducted into the South Carolina Law Enforcement
Officers Hall of Fame in 1986, never to be forgotten; and
Whereas, it is only
fitting and proper that Police Officer Steven Wayne Jordan, a native son of the
Palmetto State who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, is honored
with a street named in his memory in the City of Rock Hill. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House
of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, request the Department of
Transportation name a portion of Charlotte Avenue in the City of Rock Hill in
York County, from the intersection of McDow Drive to its intersection with
North Avenue, "Officer Steven Wayne Jordan Memorial Street" and erect
appropriate signs or markers at this location containing these words.
Be it further resolved that
a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.
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