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Kentucky Couple Arrested After Grand Jury Indicts Them in Infant’s Death

The arrests follow a yearlong Kentucky State Police inquiry that began with a 2024 911 call about a reported miscarriage.

Overview

  • Deeann Bennett, 27, is charged with reckless homicide, tampering with physical evidence, abuse of a corpse, and concealing the birth of an infant.
  • Charles Bennett, 32, is charged with reckless homicide and concealing the birth of an infant.
  • An Owsley County grand jury returned indictments on Jan. 22 following the Kentucky State Police investigation led by Post 7 Detective Anthony Bowling.
  • Troopers found an unresponsive infant over an embankment outside the Bennetts’ Booneville home; the coroner pronounced the infant dead and the body was sent to the state medical examiner for autopsy.
  • Both are being held at Three Forks Regional Jail awaiting arraignment, with online jail records listing a March 2 court date.