Former Florida College Student Charged in Death of Baby Found in Trash Can

Former Florida College Student Charged in Death of Baby Found in Trash Can
A Tampa Police car in a file photo. Octavio Jones/Getty Images
|Updated:
0:00

TAMPA, Fla.—A former Florida college student is facing several charges in the death of her newborn infant, whose body was found wrapped in a towel in a trash can.

Investigators said Friday that Brianna Moore, 19, is charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, child neglect with great bodily harm and two other counts. State Attorney Suzy Lopez said in a news release that Moore was arrested in her home state of Mississippi and will be extradited to Florida.