Court suspends father's visitation after testimony about arrests, threats and repeated violations; final hearing set for Jan. 26

The Dixon County Chancery Court granted a motion to suspend visitation entirely for a father identified in court as Mr. Jordan after the mother testified to repeated harassment, erratic behavior and pending criminal charges.

Plaintiff counsel outlined a string of allegations and pending criminal charges in Kentucky, including resisting arrest, assault-of-an-officer and related alcohol-related offenses, and argued the father is a danger to the child and family. On the record counsel summarized multiple pending charges and said the father had appeared intoxicated at a child's school event and sent threatening, harassing text messages. The mother, Sarah Elizabeth Jordan, testified the child is 4, that visits had been supervised in the past and that the defendant had been evicted and had an order of protection issued by his mother.

The judge described the civil consequences of the defendant invoking his Fifth Amendment rights at a temporary hearing and noted the court's obligation to protect the child. After reviewing testimony and text-message evidence admitted at the hearing, the court suspended the defendant's visitation and extended the temporary order of protection. The court set a final hearing for Jan. 26, 2026, to permit the defendant to present evidence (including treatment or rehabilitation steps) and for both sides to frame what is in the child's best interest.

The court advised the defendant to retain counsel and to follow recommended treatment, and the judge said the January hearing would be an opportunity to show changed circumstances and to litigate custody and visitation further.