GUILTY TX - James Faith, AA tech director, fatally shot walking his dog, Dallas, 9 Oct 2020 *ARRESTS/wife*

[Niner]

Looks like his announcement hearing was rescheduled.

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link: https://www.dallascounty.org/criminalBackgroundSearch/defendant_detail?ln=01

 

[Dieselmomm]

Looks like his announcement hearing was rescheduled.

B060
SET FOR DATE 042022 SET FOR TIME 0900 SET TYPE ANNO PASSED TO DATE ______
SET DISPOSITION CODE __ PASSED GENERALLY _ COMMENTS ______________________
STATES RECOMMENDATION __________________ KIOSK ___ REC NO 01 _

B060
SET FOR DATE 051122 SET FOR TIME 0900 SET TYPE ANNO PASSED TO DATE ______
SET DISPOSITION CODE __ PASSED GENERALLY _ COMMENTS ______________________
STATES RECOMMENDATION __________________ KIOSK ___ REC NO 01 _

link: https://www.dallascounty.org/criminalBackgroundSearch/defendant_detail?ln=01

I bet they keep postponing it until JLF gets sentenced so they can compare to see what they want to offer for plea bargain.

 

[MajorHoople]

Feds: Duplicity, greed, zero remorse in Dallas murder-for-hire case require life sentence

Thanks for the link. It's very good and I had not read it before.

 

[BrownRice]

I don't doubt that <modsnip> influenced special forces Lopez but there comes a time when driving 600+ miles cross-country, when he was all alone with his thoughts, he had time to think about what he was setting out to do when he arrived in Dallas. MURDER.

Nope, he was complicit in this murder 100%.

Also, Lopez was pretty savvy on his phone all day/night texting/sexting with JLF. He had months where he could have sleuthed Jamie where it would have been clear that the story from JLF wasn't adding up. He could have easily warned Jamie that his wife wanted him dead.

He did not help Jamie and he knew that he'd be leaving his children fatherless when he was caught.

MOO

Or, like a law abiding person, he could have contacted the police and had them investigate. Or encourage/assist Jennifer to move out. Lots of other options.

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, May 11th:
*Announcement Hearing (Murder) (@ 9am CT) – TX – James (Jamie) Williams Faith, Jr. (49) (Oct. 9, 2020, fatally shot while walking dog, Dallas) - *Darrin Ruben Lopez (48/now 49) (BF) arrested & charged (1/11/21) & indicted (2/5/21) with murder. Extradited from TN to TX January, 2021. $1M bond.
Trial was set to begin on 2/24/22 continued no further dates.
Court info from 5/24/21 thru 3/10/22 reference post #480 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...dallas-9-oct-2020-arrests-wife.546966/page-24
3/30/22 Update: Announcement hearing reset to 4/20/22. 4/20/22 Update: Announcement hearing rescheduled on 5/11/22.
*Federal charge (1/22/21) & indicted 3/25/21) with Federal firearm crime-transporting a firearm in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony offense. Plead not guilty.
Court info from 1/22/21 thru 3/26/21 reference post #480 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...dallas-9-oct-2020-arrests-wife.546966/page-24
9/28/21: Lopez faces up to 10 years in federal prison on the firearm charge & up to life in a state penitentiary on the Dallas County murder charge. NDTX Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Calvert, Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Briggs & Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian McKay are prosecuting the case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford is assigned to the case. This federal case will trail his Texas State trial.
*Jennifer Lynne Faith (wife) - Federal case: 2/4/22: Plead guilty to murder-for-hire & will be sentenced on 5/26/22.

 

[Dieselmomm]

Wednesday, May 11th:
*Announcement Hearing (Murder) (@ 9am CT) – TX – James (Jamie) Williams Faith, Jr. (49) (Oct. 9, 2020, fatally shot while walking dog, Dallas) - *Darrin Ruben Lopez (48/now 49) (BF) arrested & charged (1/11/21) & indicted (2/5/21) with murder. Extradited from TN to TX January, 2021. $1M bond.
Trial was set to begin on 2/24/22 continued no further dates.
Court info from 5/24/21 thru 3/10/22 reference post #480 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...dallas-9-oct-2020-arrests-wife.546966/page-24
3/30/22 Update: Announcement hearing reset to 4/20/22. 4/20/22 Update: Announcement hearing rescheduled on 5/11/22.
*Federal charge (1/22/21) & indicted 3/25/21) with Federal firearm crime-transporting a firearm in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony offense. Plead not guilty.
Court info from 1/22/21 thru 3/26/21 reference post #480 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...dallas-9-oct-2020-arrests-wife.546966/page-24
9/28/21: Lopez faces up to 10 years in federal prison on the firearm charge & up to life in a state penitentiary on the Dallas County murder charge. NDTX Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Calvert, Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Briggs & Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian McKay are prosecuting the case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford is assigned to the case. This federal case will trail his Texas State trial.
*Jennifer Lynne Faith (wife) - Federal case: 2/4/22: Plead guilty to murder-for-hire & will be sentenced on 5/26/22.

Any word on the results of today's announcement hearing? Or postponed until after 5/26/22 would be my guess.

 

[Niner]

Any word on the results of today's announcement hearing? Or postponed until after 5/26/22 would be my guess.

Not coming up with any current articles & the court site still shows 5/11/22 as the latest court date. Sorry can't help....

 

[Dieselmomm]

Told you I thought they'd postpone it until after her sentencing!

 

[Niner]

Was just coming to post that @Dieselmomm ! Thank you!

 

[Dieselmomm]

Does anyone know if JLF sentencing hearing is still today?

 

[epie]

Does anyone know if JLF sentencing hearing is still today?

I believe it's happening tomorrow 5/26

 

[Seattle1]

Does anyone know if JLF sentencing hearing is still today?

Reportedly, the hearing is scheduled for Thursday, May 26 but Judge Boyle does not authorize her calendar published so can't verify. Sorry.

Judge Hearing Schedules | Northern District of Texas | United States District Court

www.txnd.uscourts.gov

(I can't reference Pacer until evening but I'll update here if any change).

 

[Niner]

I'll go ahead & post this - just in case it IS happening....

Thursday, May 26th:
*Sentencing Hearing (Federal) (@ am CT) – TX – James (Jamie) William Faith, Jr. (49) (Oct. 9, 2020, fatally shot while walking dog, Dallas) - *Jennifer Lynne Faith (48/now 49) (wife) arrested & charged (2/24/21), indicted (3/25/21) & arraigned (4/6/21) & re-arraigned (2/4/22) with federal charges of destruction & concealment of a tangible object with the intent to obstruct a Federal investigation, use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire (charged on 9/28/21), obstruction of an official proceeding & obstruction of justice. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Trial was set to begin on 11/15/21 continued to 2/28/22 with jury selection was cancelled due to plea agreement to plead guilty on 2/24/22. In return for her plea, prosecutors agreed to drop the obstruction charge & to recommend a sentence of life imprisonment.
Court info from 2/26/21 thru 10/27/21 reference post #425 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...dallas-9-oct-2020-arrests-wife.546966/page-22
1/28/22 Update: Next week, Jennifer Faith plans to voluntarily waive her rights as a defendant & plead guilty to the murder-for-hire charge, the plea agreement said. She will also have to give information & testimony about her involvement in her husband's death. After talking to her lawyers, Faith has concluded that it is in her best interest to enter into this plea agreement & all its terms, rather than to proceed to trial in this case. Faith will also waive her right to an appeal from her conviction & sentencing, as long as it does not exceed the statutory maximum punishment. The government will not bring any additional charges against Faith related to her plea of guilty, per the agreement. The plea agreement is conditioned upon approval from the Attorney General of the United States. If Faith violates any part of the agreement, the government will be free to prosecute Faith for all offenses. Faith has been charged in US District Court under Federal statutes & this agreement does not extend to any charges that may be brought against the defendant at the State level. Re-arraignment set for 2/4/22 at 11am before Judge Jane J. Boyle.
2/4/22 Update: Faith plead guilty to the murder-for-hire charge before U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle on Monday morning. In return for her plea, prosecutors agreed to drop the obstruction charge & to recommend a sentence of life imprisonment. Sentencing will ultimately be at the discretion of the judge. According to plea papers, Ms. Faith admitted that her boyfriend, Darrin Ruben Lopez gunned down her husband, American Airlines technology director Jamie Faith, on Oct. 9, 2020 in front of his home in Oak Cliff. (Mr. Lopez has been charged by the state with murder & by the feds with a gun crime. He has pleaded not guilty to both charges. She also admitted that before the murder, she used two phony email accounts to correspond with Mr. Lopez, assuming the identities of her own husband & one of her friends in order to falsely convince Mr. Lopez that her husband was physically & sexually abusing her. (In plea papers, Ms. Faith stipulated that no such abuse ever occurred.) Ms. Faith admitted that she downloaded stock images depicting injuries from the internet & attached them to some of the emails to convince Mr. Lopez that the abuse was actually occurring. She is slated to be sentenced on 5/26/22.
*Darrin Ruben Lopez (48/now 49) (BF) arrested & charged (1/11/21) & indicted (2/5/21) with murder. $1M bond. Plead not guilty. Dallas County. Extradited from TN to TX January, 2021. Announcement hearing on 6/3/22.
Federal charge (1/22/21) with Federal firearm crime-transporting a firearm in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony offense. Will be tried after State’s case.

 

[Seattle1]

Does anyone know if JLF sentencing hearing is still today?

Reportedly, the hearing is scheduled for Thursday, May 26 but Judge Boyle does not authorize her calendar published so can't verify. Sorry.

(I can't reference Pacer until evening but I'll update here if any change).

Sentencing was continued to 6/21/2022 at 01:30 PM before Judge Jane J Boyle. (Ordered by Judge Jane J Boyle on 5/4/2022)

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@Niner

 

[epie]

Sentencing was continued to 6/21/2022 at 01:30 PM before Judge Jane J Boyle. (Ordered by Judge Jane J Boyle on 5/4/2022)

Does this mean we have to wait another month and have it possibly postponed again? I'm new to following a case like this but all this waiting is rough. It's a comfort she is in jail but Jamie's family deserves justice.

 

[Seattle1]

Does this mean we have to wait another month and have it possibly postponed again? I'm new to following a case like this but all this waiting is rough. It's a comfort she is in jail but Jamie's family deserves justice.

Jennifer's case is in US District Court (federal system) where sentencing is not immediate -- typically about 6 months from conviction to sentence. Seems to me that Jennifer's on schedule -- nothing unordinary here and Jamie's family would be prepared for this.

One of the differences between state and federal courts is the feds require a presentence investigation and a compiled report (PSI) of the defendant's history, character, etc., presented to the court prior to the Judge imposing a sentence.

(As it is her right, it's my understanding that the defendant filed a motion for a continuance on her sentencing after she did not agree with some information in her PSI report). MOO

 

[epie]

Jennifer's case is in US District Court (federal system) where sentencing is not immediate -- typically about 6 months from conviction to sentence. Seems to me that Jennifer's on schedule -- nothing unordinary here and Jamie's family would be prepared for this.

One of the differences between state and federal courts is the feds require a presentence investigation and a compiled report (PSI) of the defendant's history, character, etc., presented to the court prior to the Judge imposing a sentence.

(As it is her right, it's my understanding that the defendant filed a motion for a continuance on her sentencing after she did not agree with some information in her PSI report). MOO

Thank you, that answers alot my questions. I appreciate you going into the detail about the reports.

 

[Niner]

Friday, June 3rd:
*Announcement Hearing (Murder) (@ 9am CT) – TX – James (Jamie) Williams Faith, Jr. (49) (Oct. 9, 2020, fatally shot while walking dog, Dallas) - *Darrin Ruben Lopez (48/now 49) (BF) arrested & charged (1/11/21) & indicted (2/5/21) with murder. Extradited from TN to TX January, 2021. $1M bond.
Trial was set to begin on 2/24/22 continued no further dates.
Court info from 5/24/21 thru 3/10/22 reference post #480 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...dallas-9-oct-2020-arrests-wife.546966/page-24
3/30/22 Update: Announcement hearing reset to 4/20/22. 4/20/22 Update: Announcement hearing rescheduled on 5/11/22. 5/11/22 Update: Announcement hearing was rescheduled on 6/3/22. Will be 50 in 4 days….
*Federal charge (1/22/21) & indicted 3/25/21) with Federal firearm crime-transporting a firearm in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony offense. Plead not guilty. Federal case
Court info from 1/22/21 thru 3/26/21 reference post #480 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...dallas-9-oct-2020-arrests-wife.546966/page-24
9/28/21: Lopez faces up to 10 years in federal prison on the firearm charge & up to life in a state penitentiary on the Dallas County murder charge. NDTX Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Calvert, Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Briggs & Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian McKay are prosecuting the case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford is assigned to the case. This federal case will trail his Texas State trial.
*Jennifer Lynne Faith (wife) - Federal case: 2/4/22: Plead guilty to murder-for-hire & will be sentenced on 6/21/22.

 

[Mlnyab]

Anxiously awaiting if Announcement Hearing took place this morning for DL.

 

[Mlnyab]

Looks like it was pushed to 6/24 if I am reading this correctly.