CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) -- The Chatham County Police Department (CCPD) has arrested 25-year-old Landon Rye in connection with the murder of his infant son in 2023.

Thursday, CCPD detectives and members of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Division took Rye into custody. Rye was indicted on September 24, 2025, by a Grand Jury on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and cruelty to children in connection with the death of his six-month-old son Liam Rye.

Liam Rye died on September 5, 2023. The baby’s death was investigated by the CCPD’s Criminal Investigations Division.

Landon Rye is being held at the Chatham County Detention Center.

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