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Magistrate Denies Bond for Hayes Couple After Child Death

9/6/2026

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U.S. magistrate Steven Pop denied bond for John Hayes III and Geordyn Hayes.
The couple face charges of unlawfully placing a child at risk and willfully abandoning a child.
Saylor Hayes, a non-verbal autistic girl, was found dead in a waterway on Aug. 31 after a two-day search.
Autopsy noted pulmonary edema and a wrist-tether strap, with cause and manner of death unknown.

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Story summary

U.S. magistrate Steven Pop denied bond for John Hayes III and Geordyn Hayes.
The couple face charges of unlawfully placing a child at risk and willfully abandoning a child.
Saylor Hayes, a non-verbal autistic girl, was found dead in a waterway on Aug. 31 after a two-day search.
Autopsy noted pulmonary edema and a wrist-tether strap, with cause and manner of death unknown.