Cheerleader who 'hid dead baby' seen in pajamas during house arrest
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For the first time since being placed under house arrest due to allegations of mistreatment and hiding the birth of a child, University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling has been spotted. Her appearance was a stark contrast to her usual glamorous online image.

The 21-year-old was seen bare-faced and in pajamas as she moved between her divorced parents’ residences in Jefferson County, Tennessee, on Sunday.

Exclusive photos from the Daily Mail capture the former athlete during her house arrest, while a grand jury deliberates on whether she will face further charges related to her newborn son’s death.

Snelling was detained on August 30 after authorities discovered the body of an infant boy wrapped in a trash bag and towel inside her bedroom closet at her college residence in Lexington, Kentucky.

Authorities believe she gave birth to the child in the early morning hours of August 27, and the infant was alive at the time of delivery.

The cheerleader, known for her all-American style, faced criticism for her overly glamorized appearance during two court hearings, where she recently opted out of a preliminary trial.

But new pictures show her under house arrest in Tennessee, with her bleach blonde hair pulled into a loose braid.

Her mother Michelle, 49, arrived home clutching a McDonald’s bag for Snelling. who arrived around 15 minutes later with her father Terry.

Laken Snelling, 21, was spotted for the first time since she was placed under house arrest as she waits to learn whether she will be formally indicted for allegedly disposing of her newborn baby's body

At 21, Laken Snelling was seen publicly for the first time since she was confined to house arrest, waiting to hear if she will be formally accused of allegedly discarding her newborn’s body.

The 21-year-old college cheerleader is accused of secretly giving birth and then hiding her dead infant in a closet of her off-campus home in Lexington, Kentucky in August

The 21-year-old college cheerleader is accused of secretly giving birth and then hiding her dead infant in a closet of her off-campus home in Lexington, Kentucky in August 

The fast-food chain appears to be among Snelling’s favorites, as she made a dash to one in Lexington after giving birth  and allegedly stuffing the newborn’s body in her dorm room closet.

Snelling was initially booked into jail, but released on a $100,000 surety bond, before a judge ruled that she had to remain under house arrest at her parents’ homes ahead of her trial. 

The former pageant queen is reliant on her parents for everything and has been lying low at both properties – barely venturing outside at all.

Details of her house arrest have been scant, with a judge ruling that she did not need to be put under electronic monitoring while awaiting her fate.

Snelling clutched an iPad as she got out of her father’s white pick-up truck, after driving around 30 minutes to her mother’s home in Morristown.

She had been staying at her construction boss father’s $300,000 home in Jefferson City, with his new wife Paula.

Terry, 49, drove his youngest child to his former marital home – which Michelle previously used as a daycare center – carrying some of her belongings inside.

He and his ex-wife then stepped outside onto the porch of the $200,000 home, had a tense conversation before he left the property moments later.

Snelling was released on bond and is now under house arrest, during which she was ordered to live with her parents in Tennessee. She was spotted arriving at her mom's Morristown home in pajamas on Sunday

Snelling was released on bond and is now under house arrest, during which she was ordered to live with her parents in Tennessee. She was spotted arriving at her mom’s Morristown home in pajamas on Sunday

Clutching a tablet, wearing sleepwear, and her hair tied back in a messy braid, she looked far from the glam cheerleader image she portrayed on campus and on social media

Clutching a tablet, wearing sleepwear, and her hair tied back in a messy braid, she looked far from the glam cheerleader image she portrayed on campus and on social media

Snelling, who had been staying her dad Terry's home in Jefferson City, was seen exiting her his white pick-up truck, after driving around 30 minutes to her mother's home nearby

Snelling, who had been staying her dad Terry’s home in Jefferson City, was seen exiting her his white pick-up truck, after driving around 30 minutes to her mother’s home nearby

Both parents and a handful of former classmates have been supporting Snelling throughout her court appearances.

Snelling has been charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant.

However she could also face a murder charge depending on the outcome of an autopsy report for her baby.

Fayette County Coroner said in a statement that additional testing is needed to determine the cause of the infant’s death after the results from the initial autopsy proved to be inconclusive.

Prosecutors claim in newly filed court documents that the boy was delivered at around 4am, when her roommates said they heard loud noises coming from her bedroom.

Speaking to cops days later, Snelling said she was awake for about half an hour following childbirth before she passed out and fell asleep on top of the infant, according to an affidavit.

When she awoke, Snelling allegedly said she saw the baby was ‘turning blue and purple,’ leading her to believe the child was dead.

At that point, she wrapped the youngster up ‘like a burrito and laid it on the floor next to her because it gave her a little comfort in the moment.’

Laken's mother Michelle and father Terry were seen stepping outside onto the porch of the mom's $200,000 home

Laken’s mother Michelle and father Terry were seen stepping outside onto the porch of the mom’s $200,000 home

Laken Snelling and her mother Michelle

Laken and her father Terry. Both her mom and dad parents have been supporting her throughout her court appearances

Laken and her parents in social media photos. Both her mom and dad parents have been supporting her throughout her court appearances

She then apparently fell asleep again, and woke up to her alarm at 7.30am – at which point she allegedly placed the baby in a towel and the placenta in a black trash bag, which she placed in her closet.

When she then saw her roommates, Snelling told them the loud noises they heard were simply her passing out and falling.

She then said she was going to a doctor because ‘she had not eaten and had not been feeling well,’ according to the affidavit.

Snelling did go to a student clinic in the aftermath, but did not go inside, the document claimed.

Instead, it says, she left her apartment, skipped her 9.30am class, sat in her car, ordered food on the McDonald’s app and picked it up.

While she was gone, her roommates – who were said to have been suspicious of the pregnancy Snelling was hiding and the noises overnight – went into her room and found a ‘blood-soaked towel on the floor and a plastic bag containing evidence of childbirth,’ prosecutors allege.

The baby was ‘cold to the touch’ when an unidentified person called 911 later that morning, and when Snelling returned to her college home, she was detained by police.

As officers continued to investigate in the days that followed, they executed a search warrant on Snelling’s phone and requested access to her Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and a shared iCloud account with her mother.

Snelling told cops she was conscious for 30 minutes after giving birth, before 'falling asleep on top of the baby and going back to sleep,' the affidavit states

Snelling told cops she was conscious for 30 minutes after giving birth, before ‘falling asleep on top of the baby and going back to sleep,’ the affidavit states

She is charged with concealing the birth of an infant, tampering with physical evidence, and abuse of a corpse. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges

She is charged with concealing the birth of an infant, tampering with physical evidence, and abuse of a corpse. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges 

The probe revealed that Snelling had made a number of Internet searches ‘including different things pertaining to pregnancy, images of her during labor, photos of her doing things ordinary pregnant woman should not be doing and a concealed or hidden pregnancy,’ the affidavit says.

‘Other items could have also been deleted in an attempt to hide any evidence of the pregnancy, birth and newborn baby,’ Lexington police note, including information related to ‘the birth of the full-term baby.’

Meanwhile, Snelling is said to have told staff at the University of Kentucky Labor and Delivery Unit that her baby had shown ‘a little bit of fetal movement’ and made a ‘whimper,’ and that she ‘guessed’ he was alive at birth.

When authorities finally found the infant’s body inside her closet, they also noted he ‘appeared to be full-term.’

It is unclear whether Snelling, who has since dropped out of school, had told anyone she was pregnant.

However, unearthed footage from April shows Snelling performing with UK’s STUNT team with what appears to be a pregnancy bump.

Snelling also posted images in June where her then-boyfriend, former college basketball star Connor Jordan, 24, where she seemed to cover her front.

Her sighting comes after Daily Mail revealed her relationship with the former varsity basketball star – with an ex-boyfriend undergoing a DNA test to see if the baby was his.

Shocking photos from April shows Snelling performing with UK's STUNT team with what appears to be a pregnant bump on her stomach

Shocking photos from April shows Snelling performing with UK’s STUNT team with what appears to be a pregnant bump on her stomach

She also posted photos in June of her with her then-boyfriend, former college basketball star Connor Jordan, 24

She also posted photos in June of her with her then-boyfriend, former college basketball star Connor Jordan, 24

Hunky college quarterback Izaiah Hall dated Snelling for some time before she moved on to Jordan.

Daily Mail has already exclusively revealed the relationship between University of Kentucky senior Snelling and 24-year-old Jordan – and the fact they posed for a loved-up photo shoot months before her arrest on August 30.

The pair looked every bit the all-American couple in the professional picture set, with the cheerleader exhibiting what appears to be a bump under her long white flowing dress.

Snelling’s immaculate all-American facade has also been fractured with accusations that she was an ‘appearance-obsessed serial bully’ in high school.

She is even accused of once trying to run down a fellow student with a Jeep and being so mean that others transferred to different schools to get away from her.

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