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University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling asked to be “checked out” medically while police questioned her about her newborn found dead in her closet on Aug. 27

Snelling, 21, has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in connection with the case

The baby's cause of death remains under investigation

University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling asked to be “checked out” medically while police questioned her about her newborn found dead in a closet at her off-campus home last month, according to an arrest citation reviewed by PEOPLE .

On Sunday, Aug. 31, Snelling was arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department said in a news release . Snelling, 21, plea

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