A mom who publicly begged for assist when her 10-year-old son went lacking has been charged after his physique was discovered buried in a shallow grave, in accordance with police.
Jayden Spicer’s stays have been recovered in a “closely wooded space” of rural Breathitt County, Kentucky on Tuesday afternoon — six days after he was reported lacking, in accordance with Kentucky State Police.
The boy’s mother, 33-year-old Felicia Gross, of Jackson, was arrested and charged with manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with proof and falsely reporting an incident, trooper Matt Gayheart advised reporters.
Gross had earlier offered a handwritten assertion to the media begging for assist — which investigators imagine was penned when she already knew what had occurred to the boy, Fox 56 reported.
“We love Jayden and we wish him secure at dwelling please if anyone see [sic] my son Jayden Spicer please report it to the Jackson police division,” the mother had scrawled final Thursday, 5 days earlier than the bodyy was discovered.
“Thanks we love him very a lot please do the suitable factor name the police please pray for us and my son Jayden thanks.
Police have been initially advised that Jayden went to mattress the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 5 — however couldn’t be discovered on the subsequent morning, in accordance with WKYT.
The disappearance sparked days of looking within the space across the boy’s dwelling till investigators acquired a brand new tip Monday evening that led them to Jayden’s physique, police stated.
The boy’s stays have been despatched to the state Medical Examiner’s Workplace in Frankfort for an post-mortem, officers stated.
Gayheart stated no extra data is being launched presently as police proceed to research.
Gross, who beforehand served one 12 months in jail for endangering the welfare of a minor, is being held on the Kentucky River Regional Jail, in accordance with Lex 18.
