A former Cayce Police Officer is arrested and charged with misconduct in office after engaging in a personal relationship with a woman while on duty

Cayce, SC 06/11/2025 (Paul Kirby) – A former Cayce City police officer has been terminated and arrested today after a SC State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) revealed that he had a personal relationship with a woman while on duty. Michael Joseph Timo, age 34, was arrested by agents of SLED after they completed their investigation. He has been booked into the Lexington County Detention Center on the charge of Misconduct in Office.

Timo was sworn into the Cayce Police Department in October 2022. He was terminated after the SLED investigation on June 6.

According to the warrant issued for Timo’s arrest, SLED’s investigation revealed Timo and the woman “engaged in an improper personal relationship while on duty,” between March 26 and April 14th of this year.

The investigation further revealed that Timo had a sexual encounter with the woman on March 29th. This happened near his city issued cruiser while Timo was on duty in the parking lot of the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center. Further details revealed in the warrant say that Timo was dressed in his department-issued uniform at the time of the encounter.

When confronted, Timo admitted to the charges. A witness also gave a statement regarding the situation.