ROCKINGHAM — Businessman Timothy “Tim” Lee Hayden was granted a $1 million bond Thursday after a judge approved his motion to modify his bond.
According to the release order, Hayden is prohibited from having any contact with the victims and must abstain from alcohol. He is also required to immediately begin using a SCRAM Remote Pro alcohol monitoring device, follow all court orders and not possess or be in close proximity to firearms.
Hayden is also required to be fingerprinted under G.S. 15A-502 and provide a DNA sample under G.S. 15A-266.3A.
Hayden’s attorneys, Charles W. Parnell Jr. and Jason Treat Deane, filed the motion July 1 asking the court to reinstate bond conditions after Hayden was ordered held without bond in March.
In the filing, Hayden’s attorneys argue that he “does not pose a danger to himself or others, provided that he abstains from the use of alcohol,” noting that he had been incarcerated for approximately four months, has no history of failing to appear in court and is a lifelong Richmond County resident.
The motion also states that Hayden completed treatment at Fellowship Hall Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center and complied with alcohol monitoring requirements after an allergic reaction to an ankle monitor required a change in testing methods. His attorneys stated that Hayden was willing to comply with any conditions imposed by the court if his bond was reinstated.
The filing states Hayden missed two scheduled alcohol tests while attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings but notified his monitoring provider beforehand.
Hayden is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, two counts of assault on emergency personnel with a firearm and resisting a public officer. He has pleaded not guilty, and the charges remain pending.
According to prosecutors, Hayden is accused of firing multiple rounds from an AR-15-style rifle shortly before 3:30 a.m. Sept. 1, 2025, at firefighters Jeremy Scott and Jerry Shepard as they responded to a fire alarm at Hayden’s Green Lake Road home. Shepard was struck in the leg.
Hayden’s attorney, Jason Deane, has previously said his client did not intend to harm the first responders. Deane said Hayden, who had been drinking after returning home around 3 a.m., accidentally activated his fire alarm, did not recognize the fire truck’s emergency lights and was “firing warning shots at the ground instead.”
Hayden was initially released on bond with continuous alcohol monitoring. Court records show Superior Court Judge James Hill later replaced the ankle monitor with a portable breath-testing device after Hayden experienced an adverse reaction to the monitor.
Assistant District Attorney Alexandria Harris later sought to revoke Hayden’s bond, alleging he missed scheduled alcohol tests in January and February. Superior Court Judge Alicia Marks Flowers revoked Hayden’s bond in March.
Hayden’s next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 7.