MOUNT OLIVET, Ky. — A Kentucky woman arrested after police found her mother’s dismembered body in her front yard was charged with murder Monday.
Police were called to a home in Northern Kentucky’s Mount Olivet on Wednesday and found bodies and human remains inside and outside the home. After obtaining a warrant, they arrested Trilena Fields, 32, and charged her with abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and obstruction.
A Robertson County grand jury released an indictment Monday accusing Fields of shooting his mother, Trudy Fields, in the head, stabbing her multiple times and then dismembering her body. She was also charged with killing the dog.
A judge on Monday set Fields’ bail at $1.5 million. Fields does not yet have an attorney, so the judge ordered him to have a public defender, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
Trudy Fields was killed between October 8 and 9, according to the indictment.
Trilena Fields refused to leave her home after police found her mother’s body near a bloody mattress in the backyard. Officers called in a special response team, deployed gas inside the home and used a robot to talk to Fields. A few hours later, she left with blood on her face, hands and clothes, according to the arrest warrant.
During a search of the home, officers found a metal pot containing charred human remains inside the oven. The indictment said they were the remains of Trudy Fields.
