New video exhibits the final identified sighting of lacking CUNY legislation scholar Jordan Taylor, noticed on surveillance digicam in the identical space the place his pockets turned up greater than three weeks in the past.
Now his household hopes the brand new clue will assist carry their beloved one house.
Within the video, Taylor will be seen strolling slowly previous the Goldman Sachs constructing in Lower Manhattan at 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 7.
“Just happy and felt a little relief that he was still there walking around. So I took that as positive news,” mentioned Alton Taylor, Jordan’s brother who has helped lead the hassle to trace him down. “Still definitely keeping hope alive he’ll be found safely.”
Alton mentioned his household has been involved about Jordan’s psychological well being. The 29-year-old Nyack native went for a haircut on Jan. 6 in Queens, and abruptly left the appointment mid-trim. He hasn’t been seen since.
Minutes after leaving the barbershop, he posted a selfie on Fb after which apparently made his technique to the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the place he stayed for hours.
“He was hanging for like three hours or so. So it’s kind of strange, like, I guess maybe meeting someone? We weren’t entirely sure at the time,” Alton beforehand informed NBC New York.
On Sunday, Alton and a gaggle of others handed out flyers throughout the town. Jordan’s household first thought he could have gone right into a Hell’s Kitchen nightclub, however police reviewed the video and by no means noticed Jordan enter or go away.
His mobile phone was discovered in Hell’s Kitchen, whereas his pockets was found in Battery Park — with the cash nonetheless inside.
It was not instantly clear why Jordan would have gone to decrease Manhattan.
“I know I’m gonna find him. He’ll be safe and sound and when the family is whole again, we can go back to a sense of normalcy,” Alton mentioned. “”I do not wish to rule out a heinous foul play. Like, I do not wish to give it some thought, however I can not rule it out both.”
None of Jordan’s shut associates have seen or heard from him, Alton added.
Jordan Taylor, a CUNY legislation scholar, has been lacking since Jan. 6, in response to his household. NBC New York’s Myles Miller studies.
Complicating issues even additional: Taylor was final seen alive in Queens, leaving it a thriller as as to if his pockets and cellphone had been on him, or in the event that they had been stolen.
Taylor had labored on the campaigns of present Lt. Gov. Anthony Delgado and Baltimore Metropolis Council President Nick Mosby.
The NYPD was additionally calling on the general public for info. The division beforehand mentioned it’s coverage that any particular person lacking for greater than two weeks will get assigned to the Lacking Individuals Unit, which is now main the investigation into the place Taylor could also be.