LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Four people connected to the case of missing infant Miya Rudd were in court on Monday, including her mother and father.
Eight people have been arrested in the case. All of them were allegedly living in the home where Kentucky State Police (KSP) found an infant's body "consistent" with the missing infant on Friday.
Police said the decomposed body was found inside the family's home hidden in a "concealed manner." KSP said the baby would be taken by the Ohio County Coroner’s Office and transported to the Kentucky Medical Examiners Office in Louisville.
Troopers were searching for the baby girl for more than a week in Reynolds Station, Kentucky.
Her parents Cage Rudd and Tesla Tucker, her grandfather Ricky Smith, and another man Brodie Payne were in court.
While in court, investigators revealed they found meth residue in a room with a crib and diapers.
Both Rudd and Tucker are both charged with first-degree trafficking in controlled substance (greater than 2 grams - methamphetamine), trafficking of ledgend drugs, trafficking marijuana, first-degree child abuse, abandonment of a minor and engaging in organized crime and possession of paraphernalia.
Smith is charged with first-degree trafficking in controlled substance (greater than 2 grams - methamphetamine), trafficking of legend drugs, first-degree child abuse, abandonment of a minor, engaging in organized crime, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and persistent felon offender I.
Payne is charged with trafficking in controlled substance, trafficking of legend drugs, trafficking marijuana, engaging in organized crime and possession of paraphernalia and wanton endangerment.
Late Friday night, KSP said all four of them were were charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and failure of a person to report the death of a person.
All four pleaded not guilty.
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