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(NewsNation) — A University of Kentucky cheerleader who was arrested aft an babe was recovered dormant successful a closet was released from jailhouse connected a $100,000 enslaved Tuesday.
Laken Snelling, 21, was placed connected location apprehension astatine her parents' location successful Tennessee without an ankle monitor, according to court documents.
Snelling was arrested Aug. 31 and charged with maltreatment of a corpse, tampering with carnal grounds and concealing the commencement of an babe aft constabulary responded to a telephone astir an unresponsive babe connected Aug. 27, according to a Lexington Police Department press release.
The merchandise said the babe was pronounced dormant astatine the country and constabulary identified Snelling arsenic the mother.
When constabulary interviewed Snelling, she admitted to giving commencement to the babe and concealing it "by cleaning immoderate evidence, placing each cleaning items utilized wrong of a achromatic trash bag, including the infant, who was wrapped successful a towel," WLEX reported, citing an arrest report.
Snelling is from White Pine, Tennessee, and a cheerleader for the University of Kentucky's STUNT team, according to the University of Kentucky Athletics website.
"We tin corroborate that she has been a subordinate of the STUNT squad for the past 3 seasons. All different questions should beryllium directed to the Lexington Police," the University of Kentucky said successful a statement.
Snelling entered a not blameworthy plea and is scheduled to look successful tribunal Sept. 26.
The infant's origin of decease is inactive being determined by the Fayette County Coroner’s Office, constabulary said.
