What to Know About Cheerleader Laken Snelling's Arrest and Upcoming Trial

Laken Snelling, a former competitive cheerleader at the University of Kentucky, is awaiting a grand jury trial after allegedly giving birth and hiding her newborn’s body in a closet.  Snelling, 21, was arrested on August 30 after a third party called the police and reported finding an infant’s body that was “cold to the touch” in Snelling’s room.  The cheerleader — who admitted to giving birth and “concealing” the baby’s body in a trash bag — was charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant, and is currently living on house arrest. She