AN ex-boyfriend of cheerleader Laken Snelling has done a DNA test – more than a week after her newborn baby was found dead in a trash bag that was stowed in a closet.
Former University of Kentucky student Snelling, 21, is accused of covering up the birth and trying to hide evidence of it.
Izaiah Hall, an ex-boyfriend of Laken Snelling, has completed a DNA test as mystery surrounding her dead newborn child still swirls[/caption]
She’s accused of hiding her baby in a bag that was stowed in a closet[/caption]
The baby was found on August 27 at an off-campus accommodation in Lexington and Snelling, later identified as the child’s mom, was arrested days later.
The father of the baby remains unknown, but Kentucky coroners revealed that the child is a boy.
It has since emerged that Snelling’s ex-partner, Izaiah Hall, has completed a DNA test, per the New York Post.
“Lexington police had him come down to the station to give a sample,” Justin Smith, his dad, told the outlet.
He admitted he didn’t know if Izaiah is the father of the baby.
Smith said the family had been told it would be a “couple of weeks” until they find out the results.
But, he refused to shed light on his son’s relationship with Snelling.
Hall, also 21, is a quarterback on the University of the Cumberlands Patriots team.
The athlete, who is six feet two inches tall, is majoring in business administration.
He didn’t compete during his freshman year in 2024.
Meanwhile, Snelling dropped out of university – just days after appearing in court.
She withdrew from the institution, which is a top university in the US, just days after the fall semester started.
Snelling was on the University of Kentucky’s STUNT team for the past three years.
Snelling faces three charges, including abuse of a corpse, concealing the birth of a child, and tampering with evidence.
She pleaded not guilty to the charges, but has been put under house arrest.
Snelling has been forced to live with her parents in Tennessee – located around 200 miles from the university where she was enrolled at.
Timeline of Laken Snelling’s case
Laken Snelling, 21, faces charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant after her baby was found dead in a closet in Lexington, Kentucky. Below is a timeline of the case:
- August 25 – First day of fall classes at University of Kentucky, where Snelling is enrolled as a Senior.
- August 27 – Police are dispatched to a home in Lexington, Kentucky, to reports of an unresponsive baby. A baby later identified as Snelling’s son is found dead in a closet at the home.
- August 31 – Snelling is arrested and booked in the Fayette County Detention Center.
- September 1 – She is released on $100,000 bond and is put on house arrest at her parents’ home in Tennessee.
- September 2 – Snelling pleads not guilty to the three charges.
- September 26 – Her preliminary hearing is scheduled.
When being quizzed by cops, she admitted to concealing the birth of her child before putting cleaning items in a bag.
She put her child, who was found wrapped inside a towel, inside the bag.
Coroners still don’t know how her son died as a preliminary autopsy was ruled inconclusive.
Gary Ginn, the Fayette County Coroner, revealed “extensive microscopic evidence” is needed.
Snelling had taken to social media to tease about potentially starting a family.
In a TikTok post from June, she appeared to tease her life goals.
She shared an emoji of a mother with a baby.
And, it emerged she joined a babysitting group on Facebook last year.
Footage that also resurfaced following Snelling’s arrest showed her expressing gratitude for her family.
Snelling appeared in court and was downcast during the hearing[/caption]
Snelling is under house arrest[/caption]
