As dusk was falling, the Kentucky State Police utilized cadaver dogs to explore some woods near the residence of 8-month-old Miya Tucker, who went missing. As dusk neared, they reported finding nothing.
The youngster has been placed under arrest along with her parents, Tesla Tucker, 29, and Cage Rudd, 30, her grandparents, Billie J. Smith, 49, and Ricky J. Smith, 56, and a fifth individual, Timothy L. Roach.
All but Roach, who is from Owensboro, are from the Reynolds Station neighborhood, according to the police.
It’s unclear if the suspects have legal representation. A request for comment from the local public defender was not immediately answered. It was unclear what transpired, although several of the five appeared in court on Monday. Wednesday was set aside for more court appearances.
On Thursday, Miya’s grandfather and parents were taken into custody, according to a statement from state police. All three were taken into custody on counts of fentanyl-related offenses and alleged child desertion.
When state police went to Miya’s grandmother’s house to hunt for the daughter, they found that she had an ongoing domestic abuse warrant on file. As a result, they made the announcement on Sunday that Miya had also been arrested.
Furthermore, they claimed to have witnessed a man named Roach throw “unprescribed” medications beneath his car at the grandmother’s house, which led to his arrest on suspicion of possessing a restricted narcotic.
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Miya hadn’t been seen since late April, according to a family member. If not, he bemoaned the fact that those closest to her had provided the least amount of information to the authorities looking for her.
He added that methamphetamine was detected in the girl’s umbilical cord when she was born in October. According to King, state officials had taken Miya’s three elder siblings away from her family, citing purported drug problems.
King disputed her parents’ claim that the girl had already been abducted by the Cabinet.
According to King, a spokesman for state police in the Reynolds Station region, which is located roughly 90 miles southwest of Louisville, there is still hope that Miya could be discovered alive.
However, he issued a warning: “This will have a more dire outcome the longer it goes.”
