A Fayette County grand jury has indicted Laken Snelling on first-degree manslaughter and other charges in connection with the death of her newborn son in August 2025.
The grand jury returned the indictment on March 10, adding the manslaughter charge to existing charges Snelling already faced. She is now charged with manslaughter in the first degree, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant.
The case began on Aug. 27, 2025, when Lexington Police officers were called to a residence in the 400 block of Park Avenue around 10:30 a.m. for an unresponsive infant. Officers arrived to find the infant, who was pronounced dead at the scene…