LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – University of Kentucky athlete Laken Snelling pleaded not guilty in Fayette District Court Tuesday to charges connected to the death of her infant.

Snelling was placed under a $100,000 surety bond and is required to live with her parents while the case proceeds.

This comes after police arrested Snelling on Sunday, August 31, following an investigation that began when officers responded to the 400 block of Park Avenue last Wednesday, August 27. According to a Lexington Police news release, officers were called around 10:30 a.m. for an unresponsive infant. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.

Snelling, 21, the infant’s mother, is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant.

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