PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. - A woman has been charged for allegedly handing off a cooler to her romantic partner with a deceased fetus inside, according to law enforcement.

Records say Makayla Haedt and the victim were in an off-and-on "fling" for a few years. Haedt had told the man that she was pregnant, but he told police she was a "habitual liar" so he didn't believe her.

On the afternoon of Sept. 17 in Waynesville, two months after she had made the announcement, Haedt went to the man's house after messaging him that she had a miscarriage. The two ran errands together before coming back to the residence and burning trash.

The man told police Haedt threw a Walmart bag with what appeared to be clothes into the fire. She then handed over food and a cooler with green tape over the lid to him, saying, "Here's your kid," and leaving in her car.

The man sat with the cooler for an hour and a half, trying to decide what to do with it, fearing there may be a deceased fetus inside, but also noting that he believed Haedt was making a "cruel f---ed up joke." He spoke with family members and friends before one friend came over to accompany him in opening the cooler.

When they opened it, they found a fetus. They shut the cooler and called police.

When officers arrived, the man was apologizing for them having to see that, saying, "This is the type of thing you see on the internet all the time, but don't think it will ever happen to you." Police noted in the probable cause statement the man had tears in his eyes and was having difficulty describing how he was feeling.

Detectives and the coroner were called to the scene and began an investigation. The fetus was transported to General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital to determine its weight.

Police located Haedt driving along Lassiter Lane in Waynesville.

The Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Haedt with first-degree harassment. She's being held on a $50,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 28.