Hayesville Woman Arrested in Dollar General Parking Lot

Clay County Sheriff's Office

Press Release

On 08/22/26 shortly after 6:25 PM, Clay County Sgt Cory Scroggs and Clay County Officer Nate Rogers responded to the Dollar General Store at 3500 US Hwy 64 East in Hayesville. A report had been received that a woman had been sitting in her car at this location for the prior two hours and was acting abnormally. Upon the Officers’ arrival, Shannon Nicole Silvey, 46 years of age of Hayesville, was found sitting in the driver’s seat of a four-door Honda passenger car.

Silvey appeared to be asleep and after several attempts was awakened by Sgt Scroggs. Silvey said she had been awake for 48 hours and admitted to taking some prescribed medications. Silvey consented to a search of the Honda. A red eyeglasses case was found in Silvey’s purse. The purse contained a small baggy containing a crystal-like substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine and a glass smoking pipe.   Silvey was arrested and transported to the Clay County Detention Center.

At 3:11 AM on 08/23/26, Clay County Detention Officer Payton Hopkins inventoried the property of Silvey who had been incarcerated earlier the prior evening. Officer Hopkins found a prescription bottle containing numerous controlled medications that did not belong with the labeled prescription bottle. Using a pill identification database, Sgt Scroggs identified the following within this bottle: 27 (ct) Alprazolam 0.5 mg, 11 (ct) Clonazepam 1 mg, 1 (ct) Alprazolam 1 mg, ½ (ct) Acetaminophen/Oxycodone 325/10 mg.

Silvey was ultimately charged with felony Possession of Methamphetamine, felony Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Prison/Jail, and Violation of her Probation. Silvey was initially issued no bond due to already being out on pre-trial release for another charge of Possession of Methamphetamine. Silvey was eventually issued a $50,000 secured bond for her release.  

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.