A troubled alum of the hit singing competition “The Voice” was arrested in Oklahoma on an outstanding vehicular homicide warrant last week.
Kata Hay, whose legal last name is Huddleston, was cuffed on Dec. 17 following a multi-state effort to track her down and extradite her back to Tennessee, according to jail records.
The Goodlettsville Police Department posted a photo of Hay, 38, where she was dressed in a black-and-white prison jumpsuit on Dec. 16. In the post, police requested help finding her so she could face charges “for vehicular homicide in connection with a motor vehicle crash” in Davidson County.
Hay was booked into the Osage County Jail the following day, according to jail records.
The Goodlettsville police said Hay’s arrest was made possible by a “multitude of citizens who called in with tips as to [her] location,” including some eagle-eyed fans who stalked her TikTok account for clues.
Hay experienced a fleeting moment in the limelight when she competed on “The Voice” in 2016. She landed a coveted spot on Christina Aguilera’s team — and even shared a smooch with her coach after her audition, where she performed Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck Woman.”
All of the coaches turned their chairs around, except for Blake Shelton. When they were each trying to make their pitches for why Hay should choose their team, Aguilera made an offer the hopeful artist couldn’t refuse.
Hay candidly admitted that Aguilera was her first “girl crush,” so the Grammy award winner said that they should “just make out now.”
“Let’s just get it over with so we can get to work,” Aguilera quipped before the pair shared a quick kiss.
Hay inched her way up to the Top 20 on the TV show before she was eliminated.
She made headlines again in 2022, but not for her music. That year, she was arrested in Sumner County, Tenn. for allegedly having sexual contact with a minor. She pleaded guilty and completed a six-month sentence.
At the time of her arrest, she was out on probation for a 2017 DUI charge, WKRN reported.
Hay was charged as a fugitive from justice. Other charges are pending her extradition back to Tennessee.
Other “The Voice” alumni who competed alongside Hay include season winner Sundance Head, who made a miraculous recovery after he was shot in the gut on his Texas ranch in 2024.
