2 arrested after infant's death in Atlanta, man charged with murder
APD says Hayes faces murder and child cruelty charges while Ponder faces child cruelty charges after the infant died at a hospital.
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2-year-old boy was dead for a ‘considerable amount of time’ before mom’s boyfriend reported him missing, cops say
Inset: Messiah Harris (Marietta police). Background: The apartment complex in Marietta, Ga., where Messiah went missing and was later found dead (WSB/YouTube). A Georgia man is accused of hiding a 2-year-old boy’s body in the woods behind their apartment complex and then reporting him missing after “a considerable amount of time.” Dairon Keith, 23, is...
Atlanta Couple Arrested in Death of Infant, Face Murder and Child Cruelty Charges
ATLANTA, Ga. – Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of an infant who was found unresponsive at an Atlanta residence in May, according to the Atlanta Police Department. On Aug. 6, 2026, Atlanta Police Homicide detectives, assisted by the department’s Fugitive Unit, served an arrest warrant at a residence in the 1600 block of Mary George Avenue NW. Investigators arrested James Hayes, 32, and Kennedi Ponder, 31, without incide…
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