Baby 'scream' captured on motion-activated camera in home, mom's boyfriend seen standing in doorway before video cuts off and child is found dead: Police

A motion-activated camera wrong a Wyoming location captured a 10-month-old girl's "scream" connected video aft a canine walked by, conscionable 30 minutes earlier she was recovered dying with a breached limb and breached legs, cops say. A antheral dating the child's mom is accused of sidesplitting her.

John D. Haney, 41, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse successful transportation with the child's death, according to the Laramie County Sheriff's Office.

Haney was taken into custody connected Friday successful Cheyenne for the March 2025 slaying. An apprehension affidavit obtained by the section media outlet Cap City News outlines the allegations against him, including accusation from cops astir the location information footage.

According to the affidavit, Haney was captured connected video lasting successful the doorway of a bath earlier the camera abruptly chopped off. There is nary footage of him leaving the bathroom, per the affidavit.

Haney allegedly called 911 that time and said helium recovered his girlfriend's girl unconscious and acold successful a bedroom. About 30 minutes earlier the 911 telephone was placed, the information camera successful the location was activated by a canine walking by and what "is believed to beryllium a shriek from [the child]" could beryllium heard, the affidavit says.

First responders arrived connected country and transported the miss to the hospital, wherever she was pronounced dead. Police accidental she had fractures successful 1 of her arms and some legs, according to Cap City News.

The child's origin of decease was listed arsenic asphyxiation and the mode of decease was listed arsenic "homicide." While the breached bones did not pb to her death, doctors allegedly told detectives that they were "highly concerning" and suggested that she was abused, the affidavit says.

Haney was interviewed astir what happened and helium allegedly told investigators that his girlfriend's girl was acting fussy and helium laid her down for a nap, according to police. He allegedly claimed that helium went to the bath and was successful determination for 10 minutes earlier coming retired to find her not breathing.

Police arrested Haney aft reviewing the information footage and probing the child's decease implicit a span of respective months. He is being held connected a $1 cardinal currency enslaved and volition look successful tribunal for a probable origin proceeding wrong 10 days if helium does not enslaved out, Cap City News reports.