UPDATE: Four people charged in connection to deceased infant
OHIO COUNTY, Ky. – Troopers have charged four people in connection to the deceased body discovered in Friday’s search in Ohio County.
Tesla Tucker, 29 of Reynolds Station; Cage C. Rudd, 30 of Reynolds Station; Ricky J. Smith, 56 of Reynolds Station and Brodie C. Payne, 28 of Reynolds Station were all charged with Abuse of a Corpse; Tampering with Physical Evidence and Failure of Person to Report the Death of a Person.
Troopers say additional charges are likely as the investigation is ongoing.
These charges come as detectives locate an infant’s body consistent with that of missing 8-month-old, Miya Rudd.
Miya had been missing since April.
The investigation is ongoing by Kentucky State Police, Ohio County Coroner’s Officer and Kentucky Medical Examiners Office.