Jennifer Lynne Faith, Obstruction of Justice, Texas 2024
A Dallas woman has been charged with obstruction of justice in connection with the murder of her husband. Jennifer Lynne Faith, 48, was arrested at her residence in Oak Cliff on Wednesday and charged via criminal complaint with one count of destruction of an object with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation.
According to the complaint, a search of Ms. Faith's phone revealed she was having a 'full-blown emotional affair' with Darrin Ruben Lopez, the 48-year-old Tennessee man who allegedly murdered Ms. Faith's husband, James Faith, on Oct. 9, 2020.
Investigators determined that Mr. Lopez drove from his home in Tennessee to the Faiths' home in Dallas, where he allegedly laid in wait until the couple left to walk their dog, then shot Mr. Faith seven times before fleeing the scene.
Ballistic tests proved that a .45 caliber handgun found inside Mr. Lopez's home on Jan. 11, 2021 was the weapon used to kill Mr. Faith. Law enforcement agents also learned that Mr. Lopez owned a Nissan Titan pickup that matched witnesses' description of the shooter's vehicle.
In an interview with law enforcement in January, Ms. Faith allegedly admitted that she communicated daily with Mr. Lopez via cell phone, but denied an intimate relationship.
An analysis of Mr. Lopez's cell phone, seized after his arrest on Jan. 11, revealed that Ms. Faith and Mr. Lopez were intimately involved. Ms. Faith used her cell phone to update Mr. Lopez on her efforts to collect on Mr. Faith's life insurance policy and to coach Mr. Lopez on how to respond to potential police questioning.
Text messages revealed that even as she publicly projected the grieving widow persona on TV, privately, Ms. Faith instructed Mr. Lopez to remove the distinctive 'T' decal off of his truck - the same decal that witnesses had reported to law enforcement on the day of the murder.
Ms. Faith will make her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee Toliver on Friday.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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