TIFTON — A woman has been charged in connection with the fetus that was found dead Thursday at Brookfield-Mews Apartment Complex.

Selena Maria Chandler-Scott, 24, of Tifton, is charged with one count of concealing the death of another person and one count of throwing away or abandonment of a dead body, Tifton police said in a press release Friday.

Police said Scott is being held in the Tift County Sheriff’s Office awaiting her first court appearance. 

At about 6 a.m. Thursday, emergency medical services responded to a call at the apartment complex regarding an unconscious woman who was bleeding. Upon arrival, EMS determined that the woman had suffered a miscarriage earlier, police said in an initial press release Thursday. She was immediately transported to Tift Regional Medical Center for treatment.

During the EMS response, a witness said the mother had earlier placed the fetus in a bag and placed that bag in a dumpster outside, police said. Tifton police recovered the deceased fetus.

The case is still active and on-going, police said. Anyone with information is urged to contact TPD Detective Chris Knight at (229) 382-3132. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 1-200-597-TIPS (8477) or by using the TiftonPD Tip411 mobile app.