19-year-old arrested in death of missing 11-month-old, police say

MUHLENBERG CO., Ky. (WFIE/Gray News) – A 19-year-old was arrested after a missing 11-month-old was found dead inside a home in Kentucky.

Officials with the Central City Police Department said Elijah Mayes was supposed to be caring for Grayson Walton while the baby’s father was at work.

Police were called to a home on Harrison Avenue Saturday afternoon.

Officers said Mayes first told them a family friend picked up the child Friday night, but that person denied it.

A relative later reported seeing Grayson with Mayes at a house a few miles away on Hillview Street in Cleaton.

Detectives served a search warrant at both locations.

They found suspected methamphetamine inside the home on Harrison Avenue and Grayson dead inside the house on Hillview Street.

Mayes is being held in the Muhlenberg County Detention Center.

He faces charges including murder, criminal abuse, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse and possession of a controlled substance.

Police say the case is still active and more information could be released as the investigation continues.