Mom who begged for help finding missing 10-year-old son charged after his body is found in shallow grave
Jayden Spicer's remains were recovered in a 'heavily wooded area' of rural Breathitt County, Kentucky on Tuesday afternoon — six days after he was reported missing, according to Kentucky State Police.
The boy's mom, 33-year-old Felicia Gross, of Jackson, was arrested and charged with manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and falsely reporting an incident, trooper Matt Gayheart told reporters.
4 Felicia Gross, the mom of a boy who was found dead, was arrested in connection with his death.
Kentucky River Regional Jail
4 Jayden Spicer was found dead in a shallow grave after going missing.
Kentucky State Police
Gross had earlier provided a handwritten statement to the media begging for help — which investigators believe was penned when she already knew what had happened to the boy, Fox 56 reported.
'We love Jayden and we want him safe at home please if anybody see [sic] my son Jayden Spicer please report it to the Jackson police department,' the mom had scrawled last Thursday, five days before the bodyy was found.
'Thank you we love him very much please do the right thing call the police please pray for us and my son Jayden thank you.
4 Authorities searched for the missing child before he was found dead in a shallow grave.
WKYT
Police were initially told that Jayden went to bed the night of Tuesday, Aug. 5 — but couldn't be found on the next morning, according to WKYT.
The disappearance sparked days of searching in the area around the boy's home until investigators received a new tip Monday night that led them to Jayden's body, police said.
4 Jayden Spicer, 10, was found dead in a shallow grave.
Courtesy family
The boy's remains were sent to the state Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort for an autopsy, officials said.
Gayheart said no additional information is being released at this time as police continue to investigate.
Gross, who previously served one year in jail for endangering the welfare of a minor, is being held at the Kentucky River Regional Jail, according to Lex 18.
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