Four people have been indicted after the body of an infant, believed to be 8-month-old Miya Tucker Rudd, was found inside a Kentucky home. Cage Rudd (Miya's dad), Tesla Tucker (Miya's mom), Ricky Smith (Miya's grandfather) and Brodie Payne (a man living in Rudd and Tucker's home) were indicted on Monday.All four are now charged with abuse of a corpse.Rudd, Smith and Payne were indicted on these 13 different charges: Engaging in organized crime Criminal abuse for a child under 12Firearm-enhanced trafficking in controlled substances Possession of a handgun by a convicted felon Possession of a handgun by a convicted felon Possession of a handgun by a convicted felon Firearm-enhanced trafficking in marijuana Firearm-enhanced drug paraphernalia Wanton endangerment Abuse of corpse Tampering with physical evidence Trafficking in legend drugs Failure to report the death of a person Tucker was indicted on almost all of the same charges, besides the three charges of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.Smith has an additional charge of persistent felony offender. Previously, only the parents were facing abuse of corpse charges, but the new indictments suggest more people were involved in the concealing of the baby's body.The Ohio County baby was first reported missing by Kentucky State Police on June 6 after she was not found at her home during a search/welfare check. Ohio County is about 120 miles southwest of Louisville.Following her disappearance, eight people were arrested in total, but so far, none of have been directly charged in her death. All of her other grandparents are also facing charges, as well as someone who was at a grandparent's home. Most of the charges are drug related.Miya's siblings were also removed from one set of grandparents' home. On June 14, KSP found the body of an infant inside Tucker and Rudd's house. The body was "hidden in a concealed manner." Since then, the body has been transported to the Kentucky Medical Examiner's Office in Louisville. The body has not yet been positively confirmed to be Miya's body, but it is believed to be her, and an investigation is still ongoing. In court, the head investigator testified that during initial investigations, authorities found Narcan and a bag with methamphetamine residue next to a bassinet and playpen in the home.
OHIO COUNTY, Ky. —
Four people have been indicted after the body of an infant, believed to be 8-month-old Miya Tucker Rudd, was found inside a Kentucky home.
Cage Rudd (Miya's dad), Tesla Tucker (Miya's mom), Ricky Smith (Miya's grandfather) and Brodie Payne (a man living in Rudd and Tucker's home) were indicted on Monday.
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All four are now charged with abuse of a corpse.
Rudd, Smith and Payne were indicted on these 13 different charges:
- Engaging in organized crime
- Criminal abuse for a child under 12
- Firearm-enhanced trafficking in controlled substances
- Possession of a handgun by a convicted felon
- Possession of a handgun by a convicted felon
- Possession of a handgun by a convicted felon
- Firearm-enhanced trafficking in marijuana
- Firearm-enhanced drug paraphernalia
- Wanton endangerment
- Abuse of corpse
- Tampering with physical evidence
- Trafficking in legend drugs
- Failure to report the death of a person
Tucker was indicted on almost all of the same charges, besides the three charges of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
Smith has an additional charge of persistent felony offender.
Previously, only the parents were facing abuse of corpse charges, but the new indictments suggest more people were involved in the concealing of the baby's body.
The Ohio County baby was first reported missing by Kentucky State Police on June 6 after she was not found at her home during a search/welfare check.
Ohio County is about 120 miles southwest of Louisville.
via Kentucky State Police
Following her disappearance, eight people were arrested in total, but so far, none of have been directly charged in her death.
All of her other grandparents are also facing charges, as well as someone who was at a grandparent's home. Most of the charges are drug related.
Miya's siblings were also removed from one set of grandparents' home.
On June 14, KSP found the body of an infant inside Tucker and Rudd's house. The body was "hidden in a concealed manner."
Since then, the body has been transported to the Kentucky Medical Examiner's Office in Louisville.
The body has not yet been positively confirmed to be Miya's body, but it is believed to be her, and an investigation is still ongoing.
In court, the head investigator testified that during initial investigations, authorities found Narcan and a bag with methamphetamine residue next to a bassinet and playpen in the home.
