A University of Kentucky cheerleader is facing legal trouble.

Laken Ashlee Snelling was arrested on August 27, according to a release from local Lexington police, in connection with a dead infant found hidden in a closet.

“On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, around 10:30 a.m., officers were dispatched for an unresponsive infant at a residence in the 400 block of Park Avenue,” the statement read. “When officers arrived, they located an infant that was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

Snelling, 21, has been accused of hiding her dead infant, who had been wrapped in a towel and placed in a trash bag in her closet, in order to conceal the recent birth, according to NBC News , citing police.

The college senior was charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and con

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