Overview
- A police incident report says a 911 caller reported a deceased infant described as “cold to the touch” found in a closet at an off-campus Lexington residence on August 27.
- The records indicate Snelling was not at the residence when first responders arrived, was reported located around 11:18 a.m., and later went to police headquarters requesting to be “checked out.”
- An emergency physician quoted by FOX 56 said the infant had likely been dead more than a few hours when authorities arrived, and the report noted CPR was not initiated.
- Arrest documents state Snelling admitted giving birth and concealing evidence, with the infant found wrapped in a towel inside a black trash bag along with cleaning items.
- Snelling is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, has pleaded not guilty, is on $100,000 bond under home incarceration in Tennessee, and awaits a September 26 preliminary hearing as the cause and manner of death remain inconclusive.