Univ. of Kentucky Cheerleader
Arrested After Cops Find Her Dead Baby In Closet
Published September 2, 2025 9:46 AM PDT
A competitive cheerleader at the University of Kentucky is facing criminal charges after cops say they found a dead infant wrapped in a towel inside a black trash bag in a closet … and police say she’s the child’s mother.
The Lexington Police Department says 21-year-old Laken Snelling was arrested Sunday and charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.
Police say they were dispatched last Wednesday morning to a residence near the UK campus when a call came in for a “deceased infant located inside of a closet.”
Cops say when they arrived, they found the child and pronounced the infant dead at the scene.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Snelling told officers she was the child’s mother and “admitted to concealing the birth by cleaning any evidence, placing all cleaning items used inside of a black trash bag, including the infant, who was wrapped in a towel.”
The Fayette County Coroner’s Office will determine the infant’s cause of death after an investigation.
Snelling was booked at the Fayette County Detention Center and she reportedly posted $100,000 bond and is on home incarceration with no ankle monitor.
She’s listed on the online roster for UK’s STUNT team, a competitive cheerleading program.
