Gregory Dewayne Hayes JR

On April 28, 2026, officers with the Eden Prairie Police Department responded to a gas station in the area of [address omitted] in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota following a 911 call reporting a domestic assault. Upon arrival, officers met with M. C. (herein Victim) who was holding a paper towel to her lip because she was bleeding from her mouth. Officers observed a laceration to Victim’s lower lip. Victim told police that she is currently six weeks pregnant and the father of the child is GREGORY DEWAYNE HAYES; [DOB redacted] (herein Defendant) who she was dating.

That night, the Defendant asked Victim to come pick him up and Victim agreed to do so. Victim picked the Defendant up from a bar and billiards hall in Columbia Heights and drove him to the gas station in Eden Prairie. While they were in the car, the Defendant became upset and was calling Victim names. Victim refused to engage which made the Defendant more upset. The Defendant, who was in the backseat of the vehicle, wrapped a seatbelt around Victim’s neck as Victim was sitting in the driver’s seat.

The Defendant pulled the seatbelt against Victim’s throat and said that he was going to kill her. The seatbelt was pulled against Victim’s neck for 1 to 2 minutes, but she did not lose the ability to breathe. Victim was able to get out of the car and the Defendant got out as well. The Defendant then punched Victim one time with a closed fist in the mouth causing the laceration to her lip. Victim ran into the gas station and behind the counter with a gas station employee. The Defendant then fled the area.

Victim stated that this was not the first time that the Defendant has physically assaulted her. A PC pickup was placed for the Defendant, and he was eventually located and arrested by police in Eden Prairie. The Defendant is currently in custody.