{"id":2124793,"date":"2026-09-02T18:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2124793"},"modified":"2026-09-02T18:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:30:15","slug":"saylor-hayes-parents-were-charged-before-with-child-neglect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2124793","title":{"rendered":"Saylor Hayes&#8217; Parents Were Charged Before with Child-Neglect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/86\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/8629d58bd8df40b4b8fda9fd1e1de749_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Saylor Hayes&#8217; Parents Were Charged Before with Child-Neglect<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Saylor Hayes&#8217; Parents<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Previous Child-Neglect Cases Before Mysterious Death<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T11:30:15-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:30 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-6088cfe0800e7f73944cb764f85520ac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_8629d58bd8df40b4b8fda9fd1e1de749\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:644d8c9b-a501-48e8-bf47-d1c88859260d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/86\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/8629d58bd8df40b4b8fda9fd1e1de749_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-saylor-hayes-Georgetown-County-Sheriff&apos;s-Office-Carter-County-Sheriff&apos;s-Office\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Georgetown County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\/Carter County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5a5cc06688f081e227487c38c7ef8028\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/saylor-hayes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Saylor Hayes<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; parents apparently didn&#8217;t have perfect parenting records even before her shocking death &#8230; because they were allegedly the subjects of previous child-neglect cases.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dd9061662f8a9941e06511dae63a6f8f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitsnews.com\/2026\/09\/02\/saylor-hayes-parents-had-prior-child-neglect-cases-in-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FITSNews<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/john-herb-hayes-iii\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>John Herb Hayes III<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/geordyn-nichole-hayes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Geordyn Nichole Hayes<\/strong><\/a>faced charges in Virginia in 2023 and 2026, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fd98b45397b53fed9ee55f21841b5545\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In the 2023 case, John Hayes was charged with two counts of child abuse or neglect, demonstrating a reckless disregard for human life after two minor children &#8212; identified as J.H. and S.H. &#8212; tested positive for drugs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0e3385cd64221acd09d667553c6c1562\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>J.H. reportedly tested positive for methadone and methamphetamine, while S.H. tested positive for just methadone. While not identified by name, S.H. has the same initials &#8212; and was roughly the same age &#8212; as Saylor would&#8217;ve been in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-793dbe396cce91b7040343ef682e2d62\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_6386b94d362f4b3c9bb5e3cddf2adc0f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:644d8c9b-a501-48e8-bf47-d1c88859260d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/63\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/6386b94d362f4b3c9bb5e3cddf2adc0f_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-john-herb-hayes-John-Herb-Hayes-Geordyn-Nichole-Hayes-mug-shot-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Carter County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1fca8ad56fb78d64f4e802d54d58c176\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>John Hayes also tested positive for methadone&#8230; while Geordyn tested positive for methadone and methamphetamine. Investigators claim John and Geordyn told them they did not know how their kids came into contact with the drugs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-67e96b71701b16627a9fd189de06da8d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to the report, John entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors, which involved 2 years of probation. The charges were dismissed in February.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c4a360d9f4012fdac75980dd6cb9a0e6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A few days after the dismissal, FITNews reports that Geordyn was arrested after cops got a call from a local man attempting to locate his wife.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-740dfb223a52abff4ef79129cb59efa8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260901_d8b8c1dd2c4a48f183c007eab07bed63\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:644d8c9b-a501-48e8-bf47-d1c88859260d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d8\/4by3\/2026\/09\/01\/d8b8c1dd2c4a48f183c007eab07bed63_md.jpg\" alt=\"Saylor Hayes Georgetown County Sheriff&apos;s Office Facebook 4\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Georgetown County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\/Facebook<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1aaea3eb4d81d2fd744d6ad714b65002\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>This man allegedly told authorities she had \u201crelapsed on meth\u201d and might be stranded after her vehicle broke down. Cops found Geordyn in a vehicle that had run out of gas in close-to-freezing temps.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5aaad5da846dcebbc79d7c12c7fb9ddc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Officers claim they observed signs that Geordyn was on drugs. She was arrested and charged with felony child abuse &#8230; though that charge was reportedly dropped to misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The case was continued under a deferred disposition, which basically means they put it on pause while Geordyn fulfilled other requirements.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f619fe0408352ccb2485cb182c63985b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260901_4e5d7e60a46b4334a00a63c5c6362abd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:644d8c9b-a501-48e8-bf47-d1c88859260d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4e\/4by3\/2026\/09\/01\/4e5d7e60a46b4334a00a63c5c6362abd_md.jpg\" alt=\"Saylor Hayes Georgetown County Sheriff&apos;s Office Facebook 5\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Georgetown County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\/Facebook<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2b539e6603b35d03b85b65bc6885a9e1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course, these newest charges Saylor&#8217;s parents are facing could be the most serious &#8230; because they&#8217;ve both been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/saylor-hayes-parents-arrested-in-connection-with-her-death\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>charged<\/strong><\/a> with unlawfully placing a child at risk of or causing harm or willfully abandoning the child after she was found dead in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-866393e657af6d4bb670c26854932e0a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know &#8230; a spokesperson for the Georgetown Sheriff&#8217;s Office told us they brought charges against the Hayes family because the pair claimed Saylor &#8212; who was non-verbal and autistic &#8212; was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/saylor-hayes-parents-allegedly-lied-to-police\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>wearing a locator bracelet<\/strong><\/a>, even though they allegedly knew she wasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d920d6447ee2cb54f92d12dd98eaafcb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>They also allegedly tried to direct searchers away from the river where Saylor was eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/01\/5-year-old-girl-saylor-hayes-found-dead-in-south-carolina\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>found dead<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-95ef2a06ee63a2064a0863aef77ed2ba\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Saylor was just 5 years old.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/saylor-hayes-parents-were-previously-charged-in-child-neglect\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:644d8c9b-a501-48e8-bf47-d1c88859260d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/saylor-hayes-parents-were-previously-charged-in-child-neglect\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:644d8c9b-a501-48e8-bf47-d1c88859260d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\">\n<ul class=\"tag-cloud__list-group\"><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/geordyn-nichole-hayes\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Geordyn Nichole Hayes<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/john-herb-hayes-iii\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                John Herb Hayes III<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/saylor-hayes\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"><br \/>\n                Saylor Hayes<br \/>\n              <\/a><\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/saylor-hayes-parents-were-previously-charged-in-child-neglect\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/86\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/8629d58bd8df40b4b8fda9fd1e1de749_xl.jpg&#8221;] Saylor Hayes&#8217; Parents Were Charged Before with Child-Neglect Saylor Hayes&#8217; ParentsPrevious Child-Neglect Cases Before Mysterious Death Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published September 2, 2026 11:30 AM PDT Georgetown County Sheriff&#8217;s Office\/Carter County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Composite Saylor Hayes&#8216; parents apparently didn&#8217;t have perfect parenting records even before her shocking death [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,77],"class_list":["post-2124793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tmz-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2124793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2124793\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2124793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2124793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2124793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}