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The Blackfoot Police Department said in a social media post that
an 18-year-old from Twin Falls, about 130 miles (210 kilometers)
southeast of Boise, had been arrested there and booked into the
Bingham County Jail.
She was arrested on a felony arrest warrant for failing to
report a death to law enforcement officials and the coroner,
police said.
Police in Blackfoot responded to a report Oct. 13 of a deceased
baby left at Grove Creek Medical Center. Safe Haven Baby Boxes
founder Monica Kelsey has said hospital staff responded
immediately to an alarm indicating a baby was in the box and
realized that the infant had died before being placed inside.
Idaho law only allows for the surrender of an infant who is
unharmed.
“The Safe Haven Baby Box is intended to safely and anonymously
allow custodial parents to surrender a newborn under 30 days old
without legal repercussions, provided the child is unharmed,"
police said in the social media post. "Unfortunately, the
placement of a harmed or deceased infant is not protected under
this system or Idaho law."
The baby had been wrapped in a blanket, and the placenta was
still attached, Kelsey said previously.
Police said they weren't releasing further information in part
because more charges could be filed.
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