Two Sons of Guns reality stars arrested after arrest for 'beating nine-year-old boy with leather bel

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  458 words  |  Martina Birk

Two Sons of Guns reality stars arrested for 'beating nine-year-old boy with a leather belt'

  • Kris Ford, 31, and Stephanie Hayden, 29, were arrested Friday
  • Jailed in Livingston, Louisiana, over accusations from Hayden's son
  • Ford, the boy's stepfather, allegedly beat him with black belt in September
  • Hayden is accused of being present and doing nothing to stop beating
  • Both worked for family firearms business, featured on Discovery program
  • Show was axed amid rape allegations against Stephanie's father, Will

These are the two Sons of Guns reality TV stars behind bars after being jailed for allegedly beating and abusing a nine-year-old boy. 

Kris Ford, 31, and his wife Stephanie Hayden, 29, were arrested after Ford allegedly beat the child, Hayden's son from a previous marriage, while she watched.

Ford, the boy's step-father, allegedly used a black leather belt to hit the boy's thighs and buttocks, leaving a large bruise.

'Child abuser': Kris Kord, 31, was accused of beating his stepson with a leather belt last month 'Stood and watched': Stephanie Ford, the boy's mother, is accused of standing by while the abuse took place

'Child abuse': Kris Ford, left, and Stephanie Hayden, right, were both jailed Friday after Ford allegedly beat his stepson, Hayden's son, with a black leather belt while she looked on

Living dangerously: Ford and Hayden pose with pistols earlier this year

Living dangerously: Ford and Hayden pose with pistols earlier this year

He is faces a charge of committing cruelty to a juvenile, which Hayden is accused of being a 'being a principal' to the abuse for making no efforts to stop it.

Authorities in Louisiana said that the boy told police about the alleged attack, which happened in September, leading to their arrests on Friday.

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Both were jailed in Livingston, Louisiana, but have been bailed on bonds of $25,000 each, according to WWL.

Family affair: Sons of Guns, showing the family business Red Jacket Firearms, was axed after rape allegations

Family affair: Sons of Guns, showing the family business Red Jacket Firearms, was axed after rape allegations

Ford and Hayden had both featured on Sons of Guns, an axed Discovery Channel show that followed the Hayden family's gun shop, Red Jacket Firearms.

The program ran for three years, but was cut when rape allegations were made against Will Hayden, the father of the family.

He was accused of raping his twelve-year-old daughter, Hayden's sister, in September and threatening her with violence if she spoke out.

This month he was hit by further rape allegations after a woman, now 34, said Hayden raped her when she was 12.

According to police documents, the woman was staying with the Hayden family after her house had been destroyed in a fire when the alleged abuse took place.

The show was cancelled by Discovery after the allegations were revealed, with a spokesman for the channel citing the 'serious and horrific nature of the charges' against Hayden. 

 

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