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\nThe search for a missing Breathitt County child came to a tragic end Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\nThe search for a missing Breathitt County child came to a tragic end Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
According to Trooper Matt Gayheart with Kentucky State Police, the body of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer was recovered in a shallow grave in a wooded area off Canoe Road shortly after 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
Kentucky State Police troopers confirmed at a press conference that Jayden Spicer\u2019s mother, 33 year-old Felicia Gross, was charged with manslaughter, abuse of corpse, tampering with evidence and falsely reporting.<\/p>\n
Gross was lodged in the Kentucky River Regional Jail.<\/p>\n
Kentucky State Police confirmed the body was sent to the state Medical Examiner\u2019s Office in Frankfort for an autopsy.<\/p>\n
Jayden Spicer was last seen at his home on Panbowl Branch Road near Jackson in Breathitt County on August 5.<\/p>\n
Police say they were told that Jayden went to bed but was missing the next morning.<\/p>\n
Since his disappearance, numerous search crews have combed the woods and hilly areas, even using sonar underwater.<\/p>\n
Kentucky State Police continues the investigation.
\nSource: WBKO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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