Two parents are behind bars in connection with the death of their child two-and-a-half years ago. The pair isn’t charged with causing the death, but for the delayed reporting of the death and for possessing an illegal substance.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested Dustin Sauls, age 41, of Blackshear, GA, and Cierra Chancey, age 36, of Blackshear, GA, and charged each with one count of Concealing Death of Another and one count of Possession of Cocaine in connection to the death of their child.
The GBI was originally requested on September 28, 2022, by the Baxley Police Department to investigate the death of Sauls and Chancey’s 6-month-old child. Preliminary information indicated the parents delayed reporting the death and were in possession of a substance later determined to be cocaine at the time.
On May 30, 2025, Sauls and Chancey were taken into custody without incident and booked into the Appling County Jail.
An autopsy was completed by the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office in Pooler, Georgia.
In a press release, the GBI thanked the Baxley Police Department, the Appling County Sheriff’s Office, and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this investigation.
This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Baxley Police Department at (912) 367-8305 or the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Douglas at (912) 389-4103.
Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
