A Wyoming man has been charged in the death of his girlfriend’s 10-month-old daughter a year ago.
John Haney, 41, faces charges of first degree murder and aggravated child abuse, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Friday. They said at the time that no further information would be provided until the case was bound over to district court.
Cap City News said that an autopsy showed the little girl died from asphyxiation, citing a detective’s affidavit. The autopsy was finalized in December.
Haney called 911 on March 26, 2025, and reported that the girl was not breathing, the affidavit said. First responders arrived quickly and noted that the baby’s extremities were already cold. She was taken to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead 90 minutes later.
X-rays showed the girl had fractures in both legs and one arm, which doctors said were “highly concerning” and indicative of child abuse.
When interviewed by detectives, Haney said the girl had been fussy when he put her down for a nap. He said he was in the bathroom for about 10 minutes before coming out and finding her unresponsive.
The home had motion activation security cameras on the inside and outside. Detectives served a warrant on the security company for the video and found that two clips on that day had been deleted and could not be recovered.
Surviving footage from that day showed Haney standing in the bathroom doorway before the video cuts off. No footage showed him leaving the bathroom.
But about 30 minutes before Haney placed the 911 call, a dog walked through the living room and activated the camera, which recorded a sound investigators “believed to be a scream from” the child, the affidavit said.
Haney was given a $1 million bond.
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[Featured image: John Haney/Laramie County Sheriff’s Office]
