Ex-University of Kentucky Cheerleader Laken Snelling Pleads Guilty to Killing Newborn Son

Former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling pleading guilty to manslaughter charges for killing her newborn baby boy and stuffing him in a trash bag.

Laken Snelling told the court she "deprived him of oxygen" after her newborn came unexpectedly, changing her plea in the University of Kentucky case.

Laken Snelling, a former Kentucky student-athlete, pleads guilty to manslaughter in infant's death

Former University of Kentucky student-athlete Laken Snelling pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of her infant son, whose body was found inside a trash bag in a closet.

Former University of Kentucky cheerleader Laken Snelling pleaded guilty Friday morning to manslaughter charges for killing her newborn son and stuffing his lifeless body in a trash bag. Snelling, now 22, was initially charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant