A member of the University of Kentucky’s cheerleading stunt team has been accused of multiple crimes after police say they found her newborn child dead in a closet.
Laken Snelling, a junior from White Pine, Tennessee, was charged Sunday with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant, Lexington police said in a release.
According to the police statement, officers arrived last Wednesday at Snelling’s address, where an unresponsive infant had been reported. The baby was pronounced dead at the scene.
The coroner will determine the cause of death, cops added.
The arrest citation noted the “infant was located wrapped in a towel inside of a black trash bag,” in a closet, NBC affiliate LEX18 reported.
