4MO Boy Died Of Severe Brain Injuries, Mother Arrested After Questionable Web Searches

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The mother of a 4-month-old boy who died from severe brain injuries that doctors have determined were caused by abuse made multiple internet searches on her phone relating to “shaken baby syndrome,” and 58 text messages are missing from her phone in the hours before the infant suffered a debilitating seizure.

That’s according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Laramie County Circuit Court Thursday in the first-degree murder case of Juliette Martinez, 23, and Joseph Hanson, 24, the boy’s parents.

Both were arrested Wednesday after a monthslong investigation into the death of their 4-month-old son, who was hospitalized on Aug. 8, 2025, and died a month later on Sept. 8 when he was taken off life support, the Cheyenne Police Department reported Thursday in an announcement of their arrests.

The condition of the infant, referred to in the affidavit written by CPD Detective Mike Webster, was brought to the attention of police at about 5:43 p.m. Aug. 8 by personnel at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (CRMC).

They were concerned because the boy, referred to by the initials TH, had serious injuries that required more advanced medical care, but Martinez and Hanson weren’t responding to staff who needed their consent to life-flight the infant to Children’s Hospital Colorado, the affidavit says.

When an officer went to their home in the 100 block of Miami Circle, “Juliette answered the door … (and) appeared to have just woken up. Juliette reported to Officer (Timothy) Campolong prior to taking TH to CRMC, she observed TH having fast breathing.”

She called for Hanson, “and they both agreed TH’s ‘breathing was off,’” the affidavit says. They then picked him up and noticed the boy was shaking, but weren’t sure it was a seizure.

That was about 11:30 to 11:35 a.m., but they didn’t take the 4-month-old to the hospital for about 45 minutes, the affidavit notes.

After the infant was flown to the Colorado hospital, doctors there documented a long list of serious injuries, including multiple fractures in both legs and a broken arm, along with what would prove fatal head injuries, the affidavit says.

“On Sept. 2, 2025, a brain death test was performed on TH at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and the test results were consistent with brain death,” the affidavit says.

Days later, on Sept. 8, he was taken off life support and died, according to the Cheyenne Police Department report.

Four days after the boy was flown to the Colorado hospital, Webster wrote that he received medical reports that included a list of injuries, which included:

• Damage to the upper part of the brain caused by a lack of oxygen.

• Evidence of severe trauma that caused the brain to swell.

• A small hemorrhage to the right side of his brain.

• Multiple fractures to the upper and lower legs.

• An L2 fracture of a vertebra in the child’s spine.

• Possible fracture of the posterior left third rib.

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