Woman accused of putting fetus in cooler charged with harassment

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A woman was charged in Pulaski County on Wednesday after she allegedly put a dead fetus into a cooler and gave it to a man.

Makayla Haedt was charged with first-degree harassment. An arraignment was held on Friday and a bond hearing was scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28. Information about Haedt was not available on the Pulaski County Jail’s online roster.

The probable cause statement says deputies were called to a Waynesville address on Sept. 18 about a report of a dead fetus being found in a cooler.

The victim in the case allegedly told deputies that he was friends with Haedt and they “had been romantic with one another on and off,” the statement says. The victim claimed Haedt was “a habitual liar” so he did not believe when she claimed to be pregnant a month or two prior, the statement says. She then allegedly claimed to have a miscarriage on Sept. 17, court documents say.

The victim was burning trash in his backyard on Sept. 18 when Haedt showed up, handed him a cooler and said “here’s your kid,” before driving away, court documents say. The victim first thought Haedt was making a “cruel joke,” the statement says, and waited to open the cooler until after talking with family and friends.

The victim then saw the fetus and reported it to law enforcement, the statement says. Deputies also witnessed the fetus before it was given to the coroner, the statement says.