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KY JAYDEN SPICER: Missing from Breathitt County, KY - 5 Aug 2025 - Age 10 *Found Deceased*

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State police searching for missing boy - WNKY News 40 Television

JACKSON, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is searching for a missing child in Breathitt County. Kentucky State Police Public Affairs Officer Post 13 Trooper Matt Gayheart says KSP responded to a 911 call for a missing child in the Panbowl Branch Road area of Jackson Wednesday morning. Gayheart says...
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State police searching for missing boy​

Kentucky State Police is searching for a missing child in Breathitt County.

Kentucky State Police Public Affairs Officer Post 13 Trooper Matt Gayheart says KSP responded to a 911 call for a missing child in the Panbowl Branch Road area of Jackson Wednesday morning.

Gayheart says troopers and local search and rescue teams responded to the area and began searching for the missing child, Jayden Spicer, 10.

The preliminary investigation shows that Spicer left his home in the middle of the night and early morning hours.

Spicer was last seen around 9 pm on Tuesday at his home. He was last seen wearing a blue “Sonic the Hedgehog” pajama set.


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Jayden's obituary

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Obituary for Jayden Spicer at Breathitt Funeral Home

Jayden Spicer, age 10, of Canoe, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025. He was born October 4, 2014 at Hazard Appalachian Regional Hospital. Jayden was a bright and energetic student at Highland Turner Elementary School in Breathitt County, preparing to enter the fourth grade. He loved...
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'Red and blue for Jayden': Law enforcement escort requested for Breathitt Co. boy

A 10-year-old boy from Breathitt County will receive a special honor before he's laid to rest Thursday.
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'Red and blue for Jayden': Law enforcement escort requested for Breathitt Co. boy​

A 10-year-old boy from Breathitt County will receive a special honor before he's laid to rest Thursday.

First responders from across Kentucky will participate in a law enforcement escort for Jayden Spicer, accompanying him from the funeral home to the cemetery.

Breathitt County Jailer Joel Gross said dozens of agencies have reached out asking to participate in the funeral procession.

"We're hoping we can really light it up blue and red for Jayden," Gross said.

Gross first posted about the processional earlier this week, asking law enforcement, fire departments, and first responders to join in escorting Spicer from Breathitt Funeral Home to Morlands Cemetery.

Since then, he estimates 40 agencies have volunteered so far. Many will bring several vehicles.

Spicer's favorite colors were red and blue, so Gross says a long line of first responder lights, led by Kentucky State Police, will be a fitting tribute for the boy whose story touched so many.


Because Jayden also loved Spider-Man, a special banner will be placed on the front of Gross's vehicle. It reads: "No cape needed to fly high."

Gross says he wants the focus to be on Jayden Thursday as he's led to his final resting place. He will be buried at his grandmother's feet.

 
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Motion filed to reduce bond of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer's stepfather, Joshua Gross

A motion has been filed in Breathitt County to reduce the bond of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer's stepfather, Joshua Gross.
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Motion filed to reduce bond of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer's stepfather, Joshua Gross​

A motion has been filed in Breathitt County to reduce the bond of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer's stepfather, Joshua Gross.

Gross is facing multiple charges, including complicity to murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence in connection Spicer's death.

According to court documents, Gross's bond is currently set at $1 million cash, an "amount that he could never hope to post."

His attorney argues that, because of his strong connections to the Breathitt County community and this being his first felony charge, his bond should be lowered. A judge will hear the motion on October 24.
 

Attorney for Ky. stepfather charged in death of 10-year-old boy withdraws amid ‘conflict of interest’​

Felicia and Joshua Gross, the mother and stepfather of Jayden Spicer, are due in court on Friday morning in connection with their son’s death in August.


On Wednesday, Felicia’s counsel filed a motion to disqualify Joshua’s attorney, Darrell Herald, due to a supposed “conflict of interest,” according to court documents.

The motion argued that Joshua’s attorney had talked with Felicia on Aug. 14, and alleges that he said he’d represent her in the case before he represented Joshua.

Felicia’s current attorneys noted that Herald allegedly met with her at his office and contacted a Commonwealth’s attorney on her behalf before switching to Joshua as his client.

“Mrs. Gross relied on Mr. Herald being her counsel and disclosed information about this matter to him,” the motion alleges.

According to court documents, there was never a discussion about a “waiver of the conflict of interest” with Felicia or her current attorneys, Samantha Stevenson and Trenton Tackett.

On Friday, Joshua’s attorney was allowed to withdraw from the case during a scheduled court appearance. In a motion filed granting Herald’s withdrawal, counsel for the Commonwealth of Kentucky wrote that Joshua will have 30 days to retain new legal counsel.
 
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Jayden’s Law would expand child abuse penalties, create homicide charge

Lawmakers advance Jayden’s Law, expanding child abuse penalties, creating a child abuse homicide charge and allowing the death penalty in severe cases
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Jayden’s Law would expand child abuse penalties, create homicide charge​

Kentucky lawmakers are discussing tougher penalties for people who abuse children.

The bill — Jayden’s Law — comes after the death of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer from Breathitt County.


Spicer’s mother, Felicia Gross, was charged with his murder last summer.

Gross had been convicted of endangering the welfare of a minor years before.

"We want to make sure that people understand that I can't stop you doing, you know, hurting children. But in Kentucky, you're going to pay the heaviest penalty we can put on you to stop it," Smith said.

Jayden’s Law would terminate parental rights after severe abuse if parents were convicted.

The bill would name a new crime, child abuse homicide, and the penalty could be a death sentence.

It passed through committee Thursday morning despite some concerns about the death penalty.

“I'm just not a proponent of death penalty. I don't mind, if you want to give the person a life since. Although I don't think nothing would have prevented this woman because of her mental illness, and her lack of capacity for killing her child. So I don't know how this death penalty provision is going to stop people like her from killing their children," said State Sen. Reggie Thomas, D - Lexington.

The bill now heads to the full Senate.

Currently, enhanced penalties for child abuse in Kentucky apply only when children are 12 and under.

Jayden’s Law would expand enhanced penalties for child abuse to all victims under 18.
 
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Jayden’s Law would expand child abuse penalties, create homicide charge

Lawmakers advance Jayden’s Law, expanding child abuse penalties, creating a child abuse homicide charge and allowing the death penalty in severe cases
spectrumlocalnews.com spectrumlocalnews.com

Jayden’s Law would expand child abuse penalties, create homicide charge​

Kentucky lawmakers are discussing tougher penalties for people who abuse children.

The bill — Jayden’s Law — comes after the death of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer from Breathitt County.


Spicer’s mother, Felicia Gross, was charged with his murder last summer.

Gross had been convicted of endangering the welfare of a minor years before.

"We want to make sure that people understand that I can't stop you doing, you know, hurting children. But in Kentucky, you're going to pay the heaviest penalty we can put on you to stop it," Smith said.

Jayden’s Law would terminate parental rights after severe abuse if parents were convicted.

The bill would name a new crime, child abuse homicide, and the penalty could be a death sentence.

It passed through committee Thursday morning despite some concerns about the death penalty.

“I'm just not a proponent of death penalty. I don't mind, if you want to give the person a life since. Although I don't think nothing would have prevented this woman because of her mental illness, and her lack of capacity for killing her child. So I don't know how this death penalty provision is going to stop people like her from killing their children," said State Sen. Reggie Thomas, D - Lexington.

The bill now heads to the full Senate.

Currently, enhanced penalties for child abuse in Kentucky apply only when children are 12 and under.

Jayden’s Law would expand enhanced penalties for child abuse to all victims under 18.
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I love this! Some states are lowering the bar for child molesters. I’m glad that not all of them are doing so! Gives me hope.
 
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