San Jose police officer arrested in home shootings and child abuse case

SAN JOSE A two-decade veteran officer with the San Jose Police Department is in jail after he was arrested this past week on suspicion of drunkenly firing his gun inside a Morgan Hill home days after he was accused in Monterey County of assaulting his fianc e s young daughter executives and records certified Timothy Faye appeared Friday in a Morgan Hill courtroom where a judge revoked his bail and remanded him to the Santa Clara County Main Jail He was booked there Wednesday on suspicion of two felony counts of negligent discharge of a firearm Faye was not represented by an attorney by the end of the court hearing after the county constituents defender s office declared a conflict The office did argue for his release but the court ordered him jailed His next court appearance is scheduled for June According to a criminal complaint and the district attorney s office Faye is accused of firing at least one gunshot while allegedly intoxicated Tuesday inside a Morgan Hill apartment where his ex-girlfriend lives An study into that shooting revealed that at several point in the past two years he did something similar at the same location which added up to the two shooting charges that were filed Friday Faye is also accused of misdemeanor child abuse in Monterey County after a June allegation that he grabbed his fianc e s -year-old daughter by the hair and held on for at least seconds according to prosecutors He was reportedly arrested then circulated over the objection of his fianc e Deputy District Attorney Jason Malinsky cited the Monterey County matter and its proximity to Faye s contemporary arrest in his argument to keep Faye in custody The San Jose Police Department declined to comment on Faye s arrest Friday other than to confirm that he has been placed on administrative leave Related Articles Three arrested after frequently robbed Oakland convenience store is hit again Swiss officers arrest Santa Cruz County fugitive accused of killing his father Fact Check What happens to undocumented immigrants arrested or convicted of crimes in California Three youths arrested in connection with East Bay burglary spree Man accused of running over killing victim at Bay Area mall Faye was involved in a high-profile police shooting as one of two officers who shot and killed -year-old Thompson Nguyen who was roaming the grounds of the Metcalf Potential Center while carrying an ax prompting on-scene employees to call police The shooting was featured in a two-year research by this news organization on the propensity of the use of deadly and serious force by police on mentally ill and intoxicated people Nguyen had a history of mental illness and was experiencing a psychiatric problem when he was killed Faye s arrest evokes a similar arrest of an SJPD officer last August after which Officer Timothy Hackney was charged with assaulting his pregnant girlfriend as part of a pair of alleged domestic violence incidents in a one-year span as well as recklessly firing his provision weapon in their home with their young child inside Hackney s scenario is at this time in a preliminary examination where a judge determines whether the charges are sufficient for trial and returns to court in August This is a growing story Check back for updates