Mother, stepfather of Jayden Spicer indicted by grand jury
By Karyn Czar
August 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM EDT
What began as a preliminary hearing on Monday for Felicia Gross turned into an indictment announcement. The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office said a grand jury upgraded Felicia Gross's original manslaughter charge to murder.
Gross, the mother of 10-year-old Jayden, is also charged with abuse of a corpse, false reporting, and tampering with physical evidence.
Her husband and Jayden’s stepfather, Joshua Gross, was also indicted. He is charged with complicity to murder, complicity to report an incident, tampering with physical evidence, abuse of a corpse, and complicity to tamper with witnesses.
Jayden’s body was found earlier this month, buried inside a plastic tote in a wooded area along Canoe Road in Jackson. Investigators said Felicia Gross admitted to moving his body and told police he died after she gave him sleeping medication.
Both Felicia and Joshua Gross are scheduled to be arraigned in Breathitt Circuit Court in September.
Her husband and Jayden’s stepfather, Joshua Gross, was also indicted. He is charged with complicity to murder, complicity to report an incident, tampering with physical evidence, abuse of a corpse, and complicity to tamper with witnesses.
Jayden’s body was found earlier this month, buried inside a plastic tote in a wooded area along Canoe Road in Jackson. Investigators said Felicia Gross admitted to moving his body and told police he died after she gave him sleeping medication.
Both Felicia and Joshua Gross are scheduled to be arraigned in Breathitt Circuit Court in September.