A Pointe Coupee grand jury has indicted the woman accused of leaving her newborn baby in a trash can at the New Roads Walmart. 

According to authorities, Kyandrea Thomas was arrested on Dec. 24, 2016, just one day after the incident occurred. 

Johnson is being held in the Pointe Coupee Parish Prison on charges of attempted second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to a juvenile.