Overview

• Troopers located the remains of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer on August 12 buried in a tote in a shallow grave along Canoe Road in Breathitt County.
• Felicia Gross, 33, was arrested on charges including second-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, tampering with a witness and falsely reporting an incident.
• An arrest citation states Gross told investigators she gave Jayden a sleeping medication that caused a “medical emergency” and then transported and buried his body.
• The boy’s remains have been sent to the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for an autopsy that is currently pending.
• Investigators continue to process evidence and follow leads as they prepare for Gross’s formal arraignment and urge the public to await verified updates.