Laken Snelling, the University of Kentucky cheerleader accused of hiding her dead newborn inside a closet, has dropped out of school following her arrest.

Snelling withdrew from the Lexington-area school and is no longer a member of the STUNT team , spokesperson Jay Blanton told the Lexington Herald Leader on Friday — 3 days after the 21-year-old was ordered to live under her parents’ roof until her next court appearance.

The school, which began classes for the new semester on Aug. 25, didn’t reveal when Snelling unenrolled. 5

She does not appear on the STUNT team’s 2025 roster, but is listed as a member in 2023 and 2024.

Snelling was arrested after police responded to her off-campus residence in Lexington regarding an unresponsive baby on August 31.

Officers discovered th

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