He opened his custom firearms business in 1999, and his daughter, stephanie, came on as a business manager and partner in 2003. William hayden, who starred in discovery channels sons of guns, was found gui. At least three of hayden s alleged victims are family members. Nov 07, 2017 its impossible to separate sons of guns from will hayden, who over a decade built the business that the show would center on. Hayden left multiple victims in his smoking crater of destruction, but by most reports, his victims, family, and former business partners are moving on with their lives. The series centers on red jacket firearms llc, a louisianabased business that manufactures and sells custom firearms to law enforcement, security firms, and private collectors. Born and raised in louisiana, hayden was a natural tinkerer and. William michale hayden born june 24, 1965 is a former american gunsmith, television personality, u.
Sons of guns returns to discovery on friday march 21. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Straightshootin stories from the star of the hit discovery series ebook written by will hayden. Straightshootin stories from the star of the hit discovery series 9780062270023. Stephanie hayden, the daughter of reality show star will hayden, now claims that she too was sexually abused as a child by her father in baton. His 15yearold victim told jurors that hayden repeatedly raped her over the course of a yearanda. Sons of guns by will hayden overdrive rakuten overdrive. Sons of guns star stephanie hayden went to the police about.
Will hayden is the founder and owner of red jacket firearms and star of the hit discovery series sons of guns. Sons of guns 9780062270023, 9780062270030 vitalsource. Sons of guns is the official tiein to discoverys hit show starring will hayden, founder and owner of red jacket firear. Sons of guns will hayden paperback harpercollins us.
The hayden war has ended and now solcom and the more. East baton rouge parish authorities arrested hayden. Sons of guns is the official tiein to discoverys hit show starring will hayden, founder. Hayden s former business partner and the shops coowner at the time, joe meaux. We also note that hayden is also suspected of attempting to rape his own daughter stephanie, who also later starred with him in sons of guns. Sons of guns is the official tiein to discoverys hit show starring wi. Sons of guns by will hayden 2014, paperback for sale. The discovery channel canceled the sons of guns series amid hayden s legal troubles. Sons of guns is the official tiein to discoverys hit show starring will hayden, founder and owner of red jacket firearms, the louisianabased family business which has been called the nations most unique custom weapons shop. Sons of guns star stephanie hayden ford appeared on dr. May 12, 2017 former sons of guns star, will hayden, has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting two girls in louisiana. Former sons of guns stars rape convictions, life sentence upheld.
The sheriffs office in east baton rouge parish, louisiana, said theyve charged. The sons of guns weapons experts ran a booming business in louisiana until serious legal scandals rocked the family business as will hayden and crew ran operations of red jacket firearms, the discovery channel followed their custom gun crafting for five seasons from 2011 to 2014, until hayden was charged with multiple counts of rape. Sons of guns is the official tiein to discoverys hit show starring will hayden. William michale hayden born june 24, 1965 is a current inmate, a former american gunsmith, television personality, u. Discovery cancels sons of guns after stars arrest on. Episodes often showed hayden and his adult daughter, stephanie, helping customers find. Former sons of guns star will hayden sentenced to life. Stephanie hayden, the eldest daughter of sons of guns star will hayden, now claims he raped her as a child, just a month after his arrest for allegedly molesting her younger sister, 12. Centered around the firearmmanufacturing business hayden founded, sons of guns ran from 2011 to 2014 on discovery channel up until the charges against the 51yearold became public. Exsons of guns tv star will haydens rape convictions, life term.
With characteristic downhome wit and wisdom, hayden tells the stories behind some of the best episodes of the show. Sons of guns will hayden arrested rape charges hayden, who is 44yearsold, was arrested in louisiana tuesday after reportedly raping his now 12yearold daughter over the course of a year. Former sons of guns star will hayden sentenced to life, plus 40 years in prison for raping preteen girls. Sons of guns is the official tiein to discoverys hit show starring will hayden, founder and owner of red jacket firearms, the louisianabased family business which has been called the nations most unique custom weapons shop with characteristic downhome wit and wisdom, hayden tells the stories behind some of the best episodes of the show. Biography and booking information for stephanie hayden, stars on discoverys reality show sons of guns. Will hayden has also written a book detailing the experience of making sons of guns titled sons of guns straightshootin stories from the star of the hit.
The discovery channel aired reality show sons of guns for five seasons before star will hayden was accused of rape in 2014, at which point the network canceled the series, citing the serious and horrific nature of the charges. Sons of guns will hayden arrested rape charges hayden, who is 44yearsold, was arrested in louisiana tuesday after reportedly raping his now 12yearold daughter over the course of. Recall a previous outdoorhub article where we saw former sons of guns actor will hayden convicted on two counts of aggravated rape and one count of forcible rape. Apr 07, 2017 after spending several years in the limelight in front of television cameras, former sons of guns reality tv personality will hayden will be sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Straightshootin stories from the star of the hit discovery series. Convicted rapist and ex sons of guns reality tv personality will hayden was sentenced thursday to life in prison, plus 40 years, for sexually assaulting two preteen girls in east baton rouge parish, one in the early 1990s and the other several years ago. The official tiein to the popular discovery reality. Hayden received global attention while appearing on sons of guns, the reality tv show focusing on the specialized firearm builds at red jacket.
He was convicted of sex crimes in april and july 2017 and received three life sentences. Sons of guns followed hayden and his company red jacket firearms, which buys, sells, refurbishes and designs firearms. Sons of guns star will hayden gets life in prison for. He is married to rachel hayden and has two daughters with her. Sons of guns straightshootin stories from the star of the hit discovery series by will hayden and publisher it books. Oct 31, 2017 sons of guns star and ceo of red jacket firearms joseph meaux shellshocked by rape charges against costar will hayden, says company will continue without him. Read sons of guns straightshootin stories from the star of the hit discovery series by will hayden available from rakuten kobo. Apr 06, 2020 will haydens daughter, stephanie hayden, and soninlaw, kris ford, also appeared on the show, sons of guns, apart from being a part of the red jacket firearms llc. When will isnt rebuilding a bringback rifle from the vietnam war or restringing a bow to hunt swamp gators, he can be found in his louisiana bayou. Sons of guns star will hayden got accused and arrested for raping her own daughter for whole one year. Two sons of guns reality stars arrested after arrest for. Hayden said his father did not spare the rod or the fist.
Kris ford, 31, and his wife stephanie hayden, 29, were. This page was created by kris when discovery channel suggested it. Convicted rapist and exsons of guns reality tv personality will hayden was sentenced thursday to life in prison, plus 40 years, for sexually. Will hayden s daughter, stephanie hayden, and soninlaw, kris ford, also appeared on the show, sons of guns, apart from being a part of the red jacket firearms llc. Sons of guns, which centered on the activities of red jacket firearms llc, a baton rouge custom firearms manufacturer, ran on discovery for about three years before it was canceled in august 2014 following hayden s arrest. Sons of guns ran from 2011 to 2014, getting cancelled following hayden s arrest. What sparked the investigation into hayden s history of raping preteen girls was when his personal assistant at red jacket firearms, the business showcased on sons of guns, walked in on hayden kissing the young girl in the living room of his home on aug. Sons of guns began airing in 2011 and followed hayden s familyowned custom firearms business. That same year, his daughter and soninlaw were also arrested for a separate incident. Woman gives tearful testimony over alleged rape by former. William hayden, sons of guns star, sentenced to life in prison. May 12, 2017 sons of guns, which centered on the activities of red jacket firearms llc, a baton rouge custom firearms manufacturer, ran on discovery for about three years before it was canceled in august 2014 following haydens arrest. Will hayden, exsons of guns star, sentenced to life in prison plus.
Sons of guns is the official tiein to discoverys hit show starring will hayden, founder and owner of red jacket firearms, the louisia. Stephanie hayden speakers bureau and booking agent info. The lead actor of reality show, sons of guns, will hayden. Sep 08, 2014 new rape charges were filed monday against will hayden, former star of the reality tv show sons of guns. Exsons of guns reality tv personality will haydens convictions and life prison term for raping two preteen girls in east baton rouge parish. Stephanie said in a television interview that around 1994, her drunken father entered her bedroom, kissed her, and tried to undress. Sons of guns star and ceo of red jacket firearms joseph meaux shellshocked by ra pe charges against costar will hayden, says company will continue without him. Jan 21, 2018 the discovery channel aired reality show sons of guns for five seasons before star will hayden was accused of rape in 2014, at which point the network canceled the series, citing the serious. From guns to knives to swords to cannons, will sells, trades, buys, builds and customizes them all.
Hell, he put me through a wall with a punch when i was five, hayden wrote in sons of guns. With joseph meaux, william hayden, kristafor ford, glenn flem fleming. Phil on thursday, claiming her father and former costar will hayden was sexually inappropriate with her when she was 12 years old. Will hayden, 51, is no longer the owner of the gun shop after the company cut ties with him following the arrest. May 12, 2017 a former us reality tv star has been jailed for life for raping two underage girls over a period of two decades. Sons of guns reality tv star will hayden gets life in. Will hayden raped stephanie hayden 8212 8216 sons of guns 8217 star facing new allegation hollywood life shocking. Will was a gunsmith and the owner of the red jacket firearms llc, an enterprise that deals in manufacturing, maintaining, and customizing guns for. Its impossible to separate sons of guns from will hayden, who over a. For those looking for more information on the former tv star and all the details on his sentencing, get a closer look with our will hayden wiki. If you watched the discovery channels reality tv series, sons of guns, then will hayden must not be a new name to you.
Will hayden, former subject of discovery channel reality show was convicted of multiple rape counts in april. May 12, 2017 will hayden, known for starring on discovery channel reality show sons of guns, has been sentenced to life in prison following his conviction for raping two women in louisiana hayden was found. The only one that has come forward publicly is hayden s older daughter and fellow sons of guns star, stephanie hayden. Video sneak peek will hayden, sons of guns will hayden and his team at red jacket firearms will be returning to. Will hayden runs red jacket, the nations most unique weapons business. Sons of guns star will hayden gets life in prison for rape. Will hayden, former sons of guns star, found guilty in sexual assaults of 2 girls after spending several years in the limelight in front of television cameras, former sons of guns reality tv. Will hayden, the former star of sons of guns, is serving a life prison sentence plus 40 years after his 2017 convictions on two counts of aggravated rape and one count of forcible rape. Will hayden, former sons of guns star, found guilty in. William hayden, sons of guns star, sentenced to life in.
Will hayden of sons of guns faces another rape charge. He was convicted of sex crimes in april and july 2017, receiving three life sentences, and is currently serving those sentences at the louisiana state penitentiary. He is best known as the star of the 20112014 discovery channel reality series sons of guns. Sons of guns is a reality television series that aired on the discovery channel between 2011 and 2014.
Hayden had featured on sons of guns, an axed discovery channel show that followed the hayden familys gun shop credit. Sep 07, 2014 a second daughter of sons of guns star william hayden has reportedly come to her younger sisters defense in claiming he sexually abused her too as a child the discovery channel series. Jul 17, 2017 what sparked the investigation into haydens history of raping preteen girls was when his personal assistant at red jacket firearms, the business showcased on sons of guns, walked in on hayden kissing the young girl in the living room of his home on aug. The discovery channel canceled the sons of guns series amid haydens legal troubles. Sons of guns is the official tiein to discoverys hit show starring will hayden, founder and owner of red jacket firearms, the louisianabased family busine. The discovery channel aired reality show sons of guns for five seasons before star will hayden was accused of rape in 2014, at which point. The discovery channel series chronicled the hayden s family. Sons of guns star stephanie hayden claims her father will also. Notably, his shop, red jacket firearms, is now closed. William michale hayden is a former american gunsmith, television personality, u.
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