1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Nicole Parton. 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: A former beauty queen is now facing four serious charges, 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: including first degree manslaughter. Laken Snelling has been indicted for 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: the alleged murder of her newborn child. According to a 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: statement from the Lexington Police Department, a grand jury in 6 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: Fayette County voted to bring multiple charges against the twenty 7 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: two year old, with first degree manslaughter being among them. 8 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 1: The additional charges stem from her arrest in August twenty 9 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: twenty five, which includes abuse of a corpse, tampering with 10 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: physical evidence, and concealment of the birth of a baby. 11 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: In Kentucky, a conviction for first degree manslaughter can result 12 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: in a prison term ranging from ten to twenty years. 13 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: The grand jury's decision was based on evidence that suggested 14 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: Snelling's baby had been born alive, As reported by the 15 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: Lexington PD, authorities discovered the infant wrapped in a towel 16 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: and placed inside a trash bag hidden in Snelling's closet. 17 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: An autopsy later concluded that the cause of death was 18 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: asphyxia by undetermined means. There is currently no information on 19 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: when Snelling will return to Lexington for a formal indictment 20 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: on the charges. Since October, Snelling has been living under 21 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 1: pre trial release conditions at her father's home in Tennessee. Initially, 22 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: she was allowed to split her time between parents' homes, 23 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: but her privileges were revoked after about a month, leading 24 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: her to be fitted with a GPS monitoring device. Police 25 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 1: first responded to an off campus residence a few blocks 26 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: from the University of Kentucky on August twenty seven, following 27 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 1: a report from Snelling's roommates, who found blood in her 28 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: room after hearing unusual noises earlier that day. When officers arrived, 29 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: Snelling was not present. She had left home to attend 30 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: class shortly after giving birth. After a brief stop at 31 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: McDonald's and a student clinic, she returned home, where she 32 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: was detained for questioning. Hours later, she received treatment at 33 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: the University of Kentucky Hospital. Snelling chose to waive her 34 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: Miranda rights and speak with the police, as indicated in 35 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 1: the search warrant. One affidavid filed in September sought access 36 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: to Snelling's iCloud account, while another filed on September eight, 37 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: requested examination of her Facebook account. According to the Affidavid 38 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: Snelling stated she gave birth around four am on August 39 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: twenty seven, with the baby falling onto her bedroom floor. 40 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: After the birth, she reportedly stayed awake for about a 41 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: half an hour before unintentionally lying on the baby and 42 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: falling asleep. While the affidavid did not specify how long 43 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: she was asleep, Snelling recounted waking up to find the 44 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: newborn quote turning blue and purple. She claimed to have 45 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: wrapped the baby in a towel quote like a burrito 46 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: for comfort, before lying next to the baby on the floor. 47 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: Snelling then fell back to sleep, hearing her arm around 48 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: seven thirty am. The affidavits alleged that upon waking, she 49 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: cleaned up the blood and after birth, placed the towel 50 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: wrapped baby in a trash bag, and disposed of the 51 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: placenta in a ziplock bag within the same trash bag. 52 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: The initial autopsy did not determine the cause of death, 53 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: and further testing was deemed necessary. Following her arrest, Snelling 54 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: was held at the Fayette County Detention Center until September two, 55 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: when a judge permitted her to go on house arrest 56 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: in Tennessee after she posted one hundred thousand dollars Surety bond. 57 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: During this time, Snelling decided to withdraw from the University 58 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: of Kentucky, where she had been a member of the 59 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: stunt team, which she had recently finished as a runner 60 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: up in the NCAA competition or Crime Injustice News after 61 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: this and in Texas, a San Antonio man has received 62 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: a sentence of four concurrent fifty year prison term due 63 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: to serious violent offenses, including the murders of two men 64 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: he lured via a dating app. This as reported by 65 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney. On Sunday, Judge Christina 66 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: Escalona of the one hundred and eighty six District Court 67 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: imposed the sentence on twenty five year old Jeranti Pleasant 68 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: after he was found guilty of the murders of Larry 69 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: Wilson and Joseph West. Alongside the murder charges, Pleasant was 70 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: also convicted of aggravated robbery and the aggravated sexual assault 71 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: of a miner connections through evidence. Pleasant spree of violence 72 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 1: unfolded over two days in April. On April fourteen, Wilson 73 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: was discovered shot dead in his car. Investigators retrieved Wilson's 74 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: phone and found message exchanged between him and Pleasant, who 75 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 1: had used the alias Derek on the Grinder dating app. 76 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: The day after, West was found in his apartment with 77 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: a gunshot wound to the head. Ballistics tests later confirmed 78 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: that the same weapon was involved in both murders. Additionally, 79 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: fingerprint evidence collected from both crime scenes further established pleasance 80 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: connection to the murders, enabling law enforcement to link the 81 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: case swiftly. A pattern of violent behavior was noted, said 82 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: criminal police. Court documents reveal that Pleasant's criminal history dates 83 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: back to at least a year before the murders. In 84 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: March twenty twenty two, he was involved in an aggravated robbery, 85 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: also meeting that victim through the same dating app Grinder. 86 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: In July twenty twenty two, he perpetrated an aggravated sexual 87 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: assault against a thirteen year old child, with DNA evidence, 88 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: ultimately confirming his identity as the assailant. I want to 89 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 1: express my appreciation to our law enforcement partners and the 90 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: prosecution team for their relentless efforts in ensuring accountability in 91 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: this case, stated Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzalez. While 92 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: today's verdict cannot bring back the lives that were lost. 93 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: It makes a significant step toward justice for the victims 94 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: and their families. Also reminding parents to be aware and 95 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: on guard concerning online apps, as one of the victims 96 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: was underage and again the criminal met these people on 97 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: a dating app. Grinder For the latest crime injustice news, 98 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: follow crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcasting app 99 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: with this crime Alert. I'm Nicole Parton.