A teenager who moved from Pueblo to Washington State last October, is now being held on charges of allegedly murdering her newborn baby.
The body of a baby boy was found Monday at a dump site near Tacoma, Washington, by authorities using heavy equipment to comb through tons of trash. It's believed to be the teen's child, although DNA testing has yet to confirm that.
The 16-year-old girl had been taken into custody earlier, after a neighbor in the city of Port Angeles told police she spotted a dead baby in a garbage can.
The girl's father, 41-year-old Ronald Last, Jr., also was arrested on charges of helping to dispose of the body.
In charging papers, police say they believe that the teenager drowned the newborn in a toilet, shortly after giving birth at home.
The police investigating say they have contacted police in Pueblo, where the girl had lived with her mother, and have determined the baby's father is an adult, not a minor.