THE DISTRICT SAYS THEY’RE ACTIVELY WORKING TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS. ALL RIGHT. ON THIS FRIDAY, WE’RE FOLLOWING LATE BREAKING NEWS FOR YOU IN THE SEARCH FOR A BABY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY, STATE POLICE SAY AN INFANT’S BODY HAS BEEN FOUND DURING THE SEARCH FOR EIGHT MONTH OLD MYA RUDD. THEY FOUND A DECOMPOSED BODY HIDDEN INSIDE OF HER PARENTS HOME IN REYNOLDS STATION THAT’S ABOUT 90 MILES WEST OF LOUISVILLE. MYA WAS REPORTED MISSING LAST WEEK AFTER STATE POLICE WENT TO OHIO COUNTY HOME FOR A WARRANT SEARCH AND WELFARE CHECK. HER PARENTS WERE CHARGED WITH SEVERAL DRUG RELATED OFFENSES, AS WELL AS CHILD ABUSE AND ABANDONMENT OF A MINOR. SINCE THEN, SIX OTHER PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THEIR FAMILY HAVE ALSO BEEN AR
Body of infant found hidden inside home of missing Kentucky 8-month-old
Updated: 5:33 PM EDT Jun 14, 2024
An infant’s body has been found during the search for 8-month-old Miya Rudd. Kentucky State Police said Friday afternoon that around 1:15 p.m., they found a decomposed body hidden inside her parent’s home in a “concealed manner.”After investigators process the scene, the baby will be taken to the Kentucky Medical Examiners Office in Louisville.Miya was reported missing last week after KSP went to her Ohio County home for a warrant search/welfare check.They found her parents, Tesla Tucker, 29, and Cage C. Rudd, 30, but not Miya.Both were charged for several drug-related offenses, as well as child abuse and abandonment of a minor.Since then, six other people connected to their family have been arrested, including both sets of Miya’s grandparents, most also connected to drugs. Here are all the other people facing charges: Billie and Ricky Smith, grandparentsTaletha and David Tucker, grandparentsBrodie PayneTimothy Roach Miya’s siblings were living with Taletha and David Tucker and were removed from the home when they were arrested.
An infant’s body has been found during the search for 8-month-old Miya Rudd.
Kentucky State Police said Friday afternoon that around 1:15 p.m., they found a decomposed body hidden inside her parent’s home in a “concealed manner.”
After investigators process the scene, the baby will be taken to the Kentucky Medical Examiners Office in Louisville.
Miya was reported missing last week after KSP went to her Ohio County home for a warrant search/welfare check.
They found her parents, Tesla Tucker, 29, and Cage C. Rudd, 30, but not Miya.
Both were charged for several drug-related offenses, as well as child abuse and abandonment of a minor.
Since then, six other people connected to their family have been arrested, including both sets of Miya’s grandparents, most also connected to drugs.
Here are all the other people facing charges:
Miya’s siblings were living with Taletha and David Tucker and were removed from the home when they were arrested.
