A aggressive cheerleader on the College of Kentucky was arrested after a useless toddler was present in a closet inside her residence.
Laken Snelling, 21, was taken into custody on Saturday, August 30, and charged with “Abuse of a Corpse, Tampering with Bodily Proof, and Concealing the Delivery of an Toddler,” based on a Lexington Police Division report obtained by LEX 18 Information.
Officers had been dispatched to the house on Wednesday, August 27, responding to a name about an unresponsive toddler.
Based on an arrest quotation obtained by the identical outlet, the “toddler was situated wrapped in a towel within a black trash bag.”
Snelling was interviewed by officers on the scene and “admitted to giving delivery.”
Per the quotation, Snelling additionally “admitted to concealing the delivery by cleansing any proof, inserting all cleansing gadgets used within a black trash bag, together with the toddler, who was wrapped in a towel.”
Snelling posted a $100,000 bond on Tuesday, September 2, and is now dwelling on “residence incarceration with no ankle monitor.”
A courtroom doc obtained by LEX 18 Information mentioned she is staying along with her dad and mom in Jefferson Metropolis, Tennessee, roughly 200 miles away from the place she was arrested in Kentucky.

Laken Snelling Courtesy of Laken Stelling/Tiktok
The Fayette County Coroner’s Workplace will decide the toddler’s explanation for dying after an investigation.
The Lexington Police Division’s web site says they’re “persevering with to research” the dying and any people with data are urged to contact them.
Snelling, from White Pine, Tennessee, continues to be listed on the roster of the College of Kentucky’s STUNT crew.
Based on USA Cheer, STUNT is “one of many quickest rising feminine sports activities within the nation” and focuses on “the technical and athletic elements of cheer, together with companion stunts, pyramids, basket tosses, group jumps and tumbling.”
“We are able to affirm that she has been a member of the STUNT crew for the final three seasons,” the college mentioned in an announcement. “All different questions must be directed to the Lexington Police.”
Snelling nonetheless has an energetic TikTok account, the place she boasts practically 9,000 followers and final posted on June 25, filling in her followers about her favourite season, delivery month and objectives for the longer term.
Earlier that month, Snelling confirmed off photographs from a “{couples} photoshoot” with a person believed to be her boyfriend. It’s unclear if the person within the photos is linked to Snelling’s being pregnant.
Snelling and the identical man attended a Megan Moroney live performance collectively in April, which she additionally confirmed off through TikTok.