TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Police said that County Commissioner Bill Proctor's son was arrested Wednesday for armed robbery.
According to an arrest affidavit, Jordan Proctor entered a SunTrust Bank on South Monroe Street around 9:20 a.m. to cash a check. When he went to cash the check, the clerk noticed that the check had been altered from $100 to $1,000.
When the teller refused to cash the check and would not return it to him, he became upset and threatened to "tear this place up."
For a while, Proctor refused to leave and paced back and forth angrily, but eventually left.
Wednesday morning around 9:20 a.m., Proctor came back into the same bank carrying a handgun. He jumped onto and over the counter, pointed a gun at the employees, and demanded money.
After getting the money, Proctor left on foot. The teller who had helped him the day before recognized him, leading to his arrest.
He was charged for armed robbery and forging documents.
His father, County Commissioner Bill Proctor issued this statement regarding his arrest:
Life is a continuous struggle of ups and downs. Tomorrow, I will try to get back up again. Only God knows why we are all wired differently. Nobody’s mind or heart works exactly the same.
The task of fathering has proven to be complicated and at times unfathomable as to how to get this job done correctly. It is especially difficult when life itself seems beyond the capacity of a child to understand and to negotiate for themselves.
I will never stop loving my son, Jordan Proctor. I hope we will be buried in the same cemetery plot, right next to each other, side by side, forever.
While we take different paths through life, I trust we will transcend into the same place in eternity. With God’s help and collective prayers my son and our family shall overcome our challenges—someday.
