A Georgia woman is accused of killing two of her infant sons in separate incidents, one in 2021 and another in 2025.
Dakota Nicole Taylor, 21, of Wrens, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 20, and charged with two counts each of malice murder, felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children, according to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
The most recent case came to light on Jan. 8, 2025, when the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office requested GBI assistance following the death of an 8-month-old child in Matthews.
The baby, identified as Taylor’s son, was found unresponsive at a residence on Mt. Moriah Road, the GBI said. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
After an extended investigation, Taylor was taken into custody on Thursday, Nov. 20.
At the time of her arrest, she was already being held at the McDuffie County Jail on separate charges from DeKalb County, Ga., connected to a 2021 child death investigation.
According to a grand jury arrest warrant obtained by WRDW/WAGT/Gray News, Taylor is accused of killing her 7-month-old son, Micah Allen Taylor, in September 2021 by obstructing his airways.
Micah’s cause of death had initially been ruled undetermined, the warrant states, but was reexamined after the death of Taylor’s second son.
On the night Micah died, police body camera footage shows officers responding to a group home where Taylor had been staying with the baby, who was unresponsive, according to the warrant.
Taylor allegedly told authorities she had bathed Micah and then placed him in a swing. Others in the home later noticed he appeared “slumped over and pale,” the warrant says.
Officers at the scene reportedly noted that Taylor’s reaction when her son’s limp body was carried out of the home seemed unusual. One officer remarked that she appeared indifferent, while another described her demeanor as “nonchalant,” according to the warrant.
As the more recent investigation progressed, detectives determined that on Jan. 8 of this year, Taylor allegedly deprived her son Caleb of oxygen, causing “excessive physical and mental pain,” the grand jury arrest warrant alleges.
According to a criminal warrant, Taylor allegedly “caused the death of Caleb Taylor while committing a felony of cruelty to children in the first degree by suffocating Caleb Taylor.”
She is currently being held at the Jefferson County Jail and has been denied bond, the criminal warrant states.
It is not yet clear whether Taylor has retained an attorney to represent her.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.
