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South Carolina magistrate rips into Saylor Hayes' parents, denies them bond
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- John Hayes III and Geordyn Hayes, parents of 5-year-old Saylor Hayes, were denied bond by a South Carolina magistrate following charges related to their daughter's drowning death during a family vacation.
- The couple faces charges of unlawfully placing a child at risk and willfully abandoning a child after Saylor, who was non-verbal and autistic, wandered off and was found dead in a waterway on Pawleys Island.
- Magistrate Steven Pop expressed strong opposition to granting bond, citing the severity of the case and stating there was "no way on this earth" he would release the parents pending trial.
- An autopsy revealed Saylor died from pulmonary edema consistent with drowning, and she was found wearing a bathing suit with a wrist tether attached to her ankle, but was not wearing her required Project Lifesaver transmitter at the time she went missing.
- John and Georgyn Hayes were arrested in Tennessee and extradited to South Carolina to face charges; their legal representation is separate, with John’s attorney advocating bond while the magistrate remains firm in denial.
