Overview

• Authorities say a 10:34 a.m. 911 call on Aug. 27 reported a baby 'cold to the touch' found in a closet at an off-campus Park Avenue residence in Lexington.
• Laken Snelling, 21, is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant; she pleaded not guilty and was released on a $100,000 bond to home incarceration in Tennessee.
• According to the arrest citation, Snelling admitted she gave birth and concealed the birth by cleaning up and placing the infant and cleaning items inside a black trash bag.
• Responders found the baby wrapped in a towel inside a trash bag with cleaning supplies, and police records note Snelling was not at the residence when they arrived but later requested a medical evaluation at headquarters.
• The Fayette County Coroner’s preliminary autopsy was inconclusive, further studies are pending, the investigation remains open, and a preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 26; the University of Kentucky confirms Snelling is no longer enrolled or on the STUNT team.