Overview

• At a Sept. 26 court appearance in Lexington, Snelling waived a preliminary hearing, sending the case directly to a grand jury that could take it up as early as October.
• Snelling, 21, is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, and she previously pleaded not guilty.
• She remains on a $100,000 bond under in‑home incarceration at her parents’ residence in Tennessee, according to court records.
• Police say the newborn was found in a closet wrapped in a towel inside a trash bag on Aug. 27 and was pronounced dead at the scene.
• The Fayette County Coroner reports the cause and manner of death are inconclusive pending microscopic studies, and records cited by multiple outlets say Snelling admitted giving birth and concealment as investigators recovered pregnancy searches, deleted images, and accounts that the baby appeared full‑term with brief signs of movement.