A 48-year-old Brisbane man accused of chasing after a community service officer with a loaded crossbow and threatening to shoot her in June received three years supervised probation in December after he pleaded no contest to felony assault with a deadly weapon, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
On June 6, Stephan Fava is believed to have approached the officer, who was writing a ticket for a car on Visitacion Avenue near Fava’s home, with a loaded crossbow saying he planned to shoot her, according to prosecutors previously.
The officer tried to run from Fava and he ran after her, continuing to point the weapon at her. He is said to have claimed to be the president of the United States and saying “my captain, where’s my captain?” according to prosecutors.
When he was detained at gunpoint, police officers took him to the hospital on a psychiatric hold. Fava was kicking and flailing at hospital staff before he was released to jail, according to prosecutors.
Though Fava had been considered for the Pathways Mental Health Court, an assessment report concluded he does not have a serious mental illness and the case was referred back to Judge Stephanie Garratt for sentencing Dec. 18. Garratt placed Fava on three years supervised probation in addition to one year in county jail. Fava received 388 days credit for time served, and was also required not to have any contact with the victim, complete a residential treatment program and abstain from alcohol and drugs, according to prosecutors.
Fava’s defense attorney Paula Spano said her client was thankful no one was hurt.
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