Laken Snelling Must Wear Electronic Monitor After Judge Restricts Release for Cheerleader Who Allegedly Left Baby in Closet By Chris Spargo 16

Laken Snelling, the former University of Kentucky cheerleader whose newborn was allegedly found dead in a closet, must start wearing an electronic monitor by next week, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

Judge Melissa Moore Murphy also ordered Snelling to serve out the remainder of her house arrest at the home of her father, as opposed to splitting her time between both her mother and father’s home as outlined in the court’s initial pretrial release conditions.

Snelling must also contact Pretrial Services within seven days “to facilitate the commencement of electronic monitoring,” according to the order.

It is unclear why the judge decided to modify the conditions of Snelling’s release. First Assistant County Attorney John Hyne, who submitted the proposed order to the court, did not respond to a request for comment.

Snelling is still waiting to see if she will be indicted by a grand jury on criminal charges stemming from the events of Aug. 27, when, it is alleged, she gave birth “to a baby which fell onto the floor of her bedroom,” according to a pair of search warrant affidavits obtained by PEOPLE detailing her hospital bed interviews with members of the Lexington Police Department.

Snelling allegedly admitted to wrapping the baby in a towel and putting it in a trash bag along with her placenta, according to the affidavit.

Snelling then left her off-campus home to attend class, but then returned just a few hours later — where officers arrested her after receiving a call from her concerned roommates, who found blood in her room, according to the affidavits.

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Snelling initially faced charges of abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.

She entered a not guilty plea to those charges and was released on a $100,000 surety bond.

The judge then agreed to place Snelling on house arrest ahead of her trial, and allowed her to move back to Tennessee.

Snelling informed the University of Kentucky she would no longer be attending the school the day after her initial court hearing, a spokesperson told PEOPLE.

Snelling’s attorney declined to comment when reached by PEOPLE.