10 things about Bethlehem, North Carolina’s Dr. Richard Dean Jordan

Dr. Richard Dean Jordan is from Bethlehem, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States. The census-designated place is around 7.2 miles away from Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina.

BIOGRAPHY

Aside from Bethlehem, Jordan has lived in other parts of North Carolina including Hickory. He is an alumnus of South Iredell High School in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory and The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.

Jordan is a doctor who specializes in pathology. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He was born in 1993.
2. From 2008 to 2012, he attended South Iredell High School.
3. From 2012 to 2016, he attended Lenoir-Rhyne University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology.
4. From August 2013 to May 2016, he was a Lenoir-Rhyne University math tutor.
5. In October 2013, he joined the Humane Society of Catawba County as a volunteer.
6. In September 2014, he became a member of Circle K International and joined Advancing Life. Fighting AIDS (ALFA) as a volunteer.
7. From 2016 to 2020, he attended The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University where he earned a medical degree.
8. In July 2020, he joined Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina as a resident physician.
9. In 2024, he completed his pathology residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
10. In 2025, he was arrested.

TIMELINE

Jordan speaks English and Spanish. He was completing his cytopathology residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center when he was arrested in 2025.

2025

• On April 4, 2025, he was arrested by Alexander County Sheriff’s Office deputies and charged with four counts of felony second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He was booked into the Alexander County Detention Center in Taylorsville, Alexander County under a $1,550,000 secured bond.