UPDATE: Oct. 9 at 12:35 p.m.
According to Whitley County Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie Bowling, Jordan Taylor, who was indicted on charges in connection to the death of a 3-year-old, has entered a guilty plea.
Taylor has plead guilty to the charges of murder, first-degree sodomy and strangulation for the death of Amoura Smallwood.
The plea agreement includes the sentence of life without the possibility of parole for the charge of murder, life in prison for sodomy and a ten-year sentence for strangulation.
Smallwood's mother, Alexandra Ward, is also facing charges of complicity to commit murder and complicity to strangulation. She is scheduled for a jury trial in March 2025.
Taylor will be sentenced on November 15.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A Whitley County mother and her boyfriend are facing charges in connection to the death of 3-year-old Amoura Smallwood.
According to Kentucky State Police, a grand jury indicted 22-year-old Jordan Taylor, of Corbin. He's charged with murder, first-degree sodomy (for a victim under the age of 12), and strangulation.
The toddler's mother, 20-year-old Alexandra Ward, also of Corbin, is facing charges of complicity to commit murder and complicity to strangulation.
Ward was arrested by Kentucky State Police following an investigation and an indictment by a Whitley County grand jury. Both individuals have been taken into custody.
