{"id":2125121,"date":"2026-09-02T13:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125121"},"modified":"2026-09-02T13:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:19:45","slug":"saylor-hayes-parents-arrested-in-connection-with-her-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125121","title":{"rendered":"Saylor Hayes&#8217; Parents Arrested In Connection With Her Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/44\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/449881b6efb549c7a42b68f13b3b8239_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 Arrested In Connection With Her Death<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Saylor Hayes<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Parents Arrested For Allegedly Abandoning Child<\/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=\"2026-09-02T06:19:45-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:19 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T08:45:48-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                                8:45 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-767746f903d2d21d24abbd6de02779fa\" 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_449881b6efb549c7a42b68f13b3b8239\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b3ad1c54-55b6-4ba0-a126-061ac04fc7f1\" 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\/44\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/449881b6efb549c7a42b68f13b3b8239_md.jpg\" alt=\"saylor hayes and parents mug shots 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-21eb81f61f9b07f7600943de18ccfab9\" 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>The parents of 5-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/saylor-hayes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Saylor Hayes<\/strong><\/a> have been arrested for allegedly abandoning their child, leading to her untimely death in a South Carolina river, according to police.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6be7b2d94eec41eeab93dbd296b8501e\" 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>Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver announced Tuesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/john-herb-hayes-iii\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>John Herb Hayes III<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/geordyn-nichole-hayes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Geordyn Nichole Hayes<\/strong><\/a> were apprehended in Carter County, Tennessee, and are currently awaiting extradition back to Georgetown.<\/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:b3ad1c54-55b6-4ba0-a126-061ac04fc7f1\" 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-bceea3a8d942c98302ea08c59f6bab3f\" 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>Weaver said the two were charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk\/willfully abandoning a child in connection with Saylor disappearing from a rental home in Hagley Estates on Pawleys Island, SC, and then ending up dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a6f9abb0b650bb4cde3b1c099011a110\" 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>Police said Hayes&#8217; body <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/01\/5-year-old-girl-saylor-hayes-found-dead-in-south-carolina\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>was discovered<\/strong><\/a> Monday morning in the Waccamaw River during an intense search for the child involving multiple agencies.<\/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:b3ad1c54-55b6-4ba0-a126-061ac04fc7f1\" 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-ba8ca8cb14e73a0b5c05d227f716ad0a\" 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 rep for the Georgetown Sheriff&#8217;s Office told TMZ &#8230; Saylor went missing from the rental home Sunday &#8212; and her parents called police around 11:30 AM to report that she had disappeared.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6e5c7a88ae58730bdcc8b6aa0a4efc58\" 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>Hundreds of people participated in the search, with agents from the Department of Natural Resources spotting Saylor&#8217;s corpse floating on the water&#8217;s surface while they were in a boat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-08b5b91c657f3d55dc71779e250e719b\" 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>The medical examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine Saylor&#8217;s cause and manner of death.<\/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-arrested-in-connection-with-her-death\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:b3ad1c54-55b6-4ba0-a126-061ac04fc7f1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n   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Arrested In Connection With Her Death Saylor HayesParents Arrested For Allegedly Abandoning Child Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published September 2, 2026 6:19 AM PDT| Updated September 2, 2026 8:45 AM PDT The parents of 5-year-old Saylor Hayes have been arrested for allegedly abandoning their child, leading 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