What happened to miya tucker? 3 relatives have been arrested in connection with mysterious april disappearance

Kentucky authorities have arrested several family members as they investigate the disappearance of an 8-month-old girl who was last seen in April.  Miya Tucker was declared missing by the

Kentucky State Police after a welfare check in Reynolds Station, Ky., the department said in a statement on Thursday, June 6.  Authorities arrested and charged three of her family members —

including her parents and her grandfather — in connection with her disappearance.  Miya’s parents Tesla Tucker, 29, and Cage Rudd, 30, were arrested and charged with drug possession and

child abandonment among other offenses, the June 6 statement said.  On Friday, June 7, police also arrested Miya’s grandfather Ricky Smith on several charges, including child abuse, child

abandonment and drug trafficking, WBKO and USA Today reported. Smith is also facing charges of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, per WBKO.  Miya has not been seen “since the end

of April,” the _Courier Journal_ reported, citing an arrest affidavit. During the welfare check, her parents told police that she had been removed by child services, which turned out to be a

false claim, according to authorities, per News 14 and K 105. Authorities found drug paraphernalia, including methamphetamine, during the welfare check, further heightening previous

concerns about Miya being exposed to drugs. When Miya was born in October 2023, her umbilical cord tested positive for methamphetamine, Kentucky State Police previously said, per News 14.

Authorities were in the process of removing Miya from her parents' care at the time of her disappearance, Kentucky State Trooper Corey King previously said, per News 14 and K 105. Per

News 14, King said there's "no evidence" that Miya is dead, but "we also don’t have anything to suggest she’s alive either.” Adding: “We’ve gotten little to no

information from those who should know the most.” Authorities arrested three other family members as they searched for Miya, including Miya's two other grandparents Taletha D. Tucker,

50, and David Tucker, 53, but those arrests are not connected to her disappearance, The Tuckers were in charge of raising Tesla's three other children, who were removed by child

services following the arrests, per the _Lexington Herald-Leader_, WBKO and News 14. _WANT TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST CRIME COVERAGE? SIGN UP FOR_ PEOPLE'S _FREE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER 

FOR BREAKING CRIME NEWS, ONGOING TRIAL COVERAGE AND DETAILS OF INTRIGUING UNSOLVED CASES._ Plea and attorney information were not available in online court records for any of those arrested

in connection with Miya's disappearance. Kansas State Poice did not respond to PEOPLE's requests for further information. As of Thursday, June 13, there is no information about

Miya's whereabouts. Anyone with information regarding the missing child is urged to call Kentucky State Police at 270-826-3312. _If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National

Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages._