Parents Arrested in Tennessee Charged in Connection With Daughter’s Death
Parents John and Geordyn Hayes have been arrested in Tennessee and charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk/willfully abandoning a child following the death of their 5-year-old daughter. The child, Saylor Hayes, was found in Pawleys Island, South Carolina,…
Greenville Spartanburg Asheville Anderson, SC, September 1, 2026 —
John and Geordyn Hayes, parents of 5-year-old Saylor Hayes, have been arrested in Tennessee on charges related to their daughter’s death. The charges include unlawfully placing a child at risk and willfully abandoning a child.
The couple was apprehended in Tennessee. Law enforcement officials have stated that Saylor Hayes was found in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. The specific circumstances surrounding the child’s death and the timeline leading to her discovery in South Carolina were not detailed in the provided information. The parents are currently awaiting extradition proceedings from Tennessee to face charges in South Carolina.
Details regarding the exact nature of the risk posed to the child or the specifics of the alleged abandonment were not immediately available. The names of the arresting agencies in Tennessee or the authorities who discovered the child in South Carolina were also not provided. Further information is expected as the investigation progresses and the extradition process unfolds.
Story summarized from the original created by Dylan Leatherwood, Shari Ryant, Jenna Guzman on www.foxcarolina.com, see more information here.
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