Overview

• At a Sept. 2 arraignment, Laken Ashlee Snelling, 21, entered a not guilty plea to abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant.
• Police say officers were dispatched Aug. 27 to a Park Avenue residence, where an infant was pronounced dead after being found wrapped in a towel inside a black trash bag in a closet.
• An arrest citation states Snelling admitted to giving birth and to concealing evidence of the birth; she was taken into custody on Aug. 31.
• Court records show she posted a $100,000 surety bond and was released to home incarceration with her parents, without an ankle monitor.
• The Lexington Police Special Victims Section continues to investigate as the Fayette County Coroner determines cause of death, with her next court date set for Sept. 26.