CLEVELAND — UPDATE: Lachelle Jordan was found safe.
A Cleveland EMT and mother of two is still missing, according to Cleveland Police.
Lachelle Jordan told police she had "fears for her safety" just days before disappearing from the front yard of a home on Fairport Avenue in Cleveland on Saturday.
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Family, friends and members of the women's empowerment group BrickHouse Wellness conducted a search for Jordan on May 10 in the neighborhood where she was last seen, using a four-wheeled ATV to comb through open and wooded areas in that community.
Lachelle's father, Joseph Jordan, made an emotional plea to whoever may be responsible or has information about his daughter's disappearance.
“As a father, I want to say if you have my daughter, give her back to me, that’s all I want," Jordan said. “I want my daughter back, I want her well. If you can do that, then that’s what works for me. That would take away the hurt, that would take away the pain, that would take away the sorrow.”
BrickHouse Wellness Executive Director Delores Gray told News 5 her agency would organize another search in the coming days and said it's crucial communities band together and get involved quickly when someone goes missing.
“This is a very serious situation, so we wanted to gather people together and comb the area and get information out about what’s going on because maybe somebody knows what’s happening," Gray said. "People who live in the community, they know what’s going on, they see the streets, they know the people. Even if they’re in their homes all the time, they know their neighborhood, so I think it’s very important they get involved,” Gray said.
Just two days before her disappearance, Lachelle Jordan was supposed to attend a court hearing in a rape case involving Michael Stennett.
Stennett, 65, is in the Cuyahoga County Jail, accused of stalking Jordan in the days and months before she disappeared.
The longtime Cleveland youth baseball coach was charged with one felony count of menacing by stalking and one felony count of violating a protection order while committing a felony Monday.
Cleveland Police executed a search warrant at his apartment on Larchmere Boulevard Monday, according to Stennett's landlord.
Mark Barrett, the president of Cleveland's EMS union, said, "We couldn’t protect her when our job is taking care and protecting the public."
Barrett said the department tried to help Jordan. He said she was taken off the streets about three weeks ago after she repeatedly complained Stennett and people involved with him were showing up when she was on scenes, responding to 911 calls for help.
"I think it just got to the point where the city knew they needed to get her out of the field," Barrett said.
An arrest warrant for Stennett said Jordan noticed "multiple times" Stennett was following her in his personal vehicle while she was working, and he would also wait outside her home.
The warrant also said Stennett went to Jordan's house and refused to leave one time in January, and she noticed him sitting outside her home on May 4, just two days before she went missing.
"The system failed her," said Barrett. "She did everything right. And here we are."
News 5 first told you about Stennett in January.
We learned he was still working at a Cleveland recreation center on the city's east side even after being charged with two counts of felony rape in May 2022.
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After our report aired, Stennett was placed on leave.
Last week, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office confirmed Stennett was offered a plea deal in the case. It's unclear if the offer is still available. Stennett's next pretrial hearing in the case is scheduled for May 30.
If you have information about Jordan's disappearance, call Cleveland Police.
CrimeStoppers is offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information on her location. You can leave an anonymous tip by calling 216-252-7463.
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