April 18, 2023
(McKinney, Texas) – District Attorney Greg Willis announced that David Lee Hayes, 41, of McKinney, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration. “This habitual offender had already been sent to prison multiple times for failing to register as a sex offender. Our goal was to ensure that he could no longer hide amongst Collin County citizens,” stated Willis after sentencing.
On July 13, 2022, McKinney Police Department was notified that Hayes had been living off Bumpas Street in McKinney. The caller, who was the property manager at the time, reported that Hayes had been living with his girlfriend in her apartment for approximately one year without permission. The girlfriend had recently asked Hayes to leave as well and he refused.
Corporal Joel Purser investigated the case and learned that Hayes had been previously convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and was registered as a sex offender in Dallas at his brother’s address where he claimed to live. However, Hayes had not registered in McKinney where he was actually living. Officer James Lopez executed the arrest warrant and found Hayes near a park with several children in the immediate area.
In addition to the original charge that made him a convicted sex offender, Hayes also had three previous convictions for Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration in 2009, 2010, and 2013 in which he served prison time.
Judge Faith Johnson presided over the case and assessed the punishment at 45 years in prison.
Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Kriti Sharma and Charles Brazell prosecuted the case, aided by District Attorney Investigators Robin Laughon and Ryan Harvey.
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