Police capture man wanted for questioning in the shaking of a Monona baby

Dubuque Police have taken into custody 21-year-old Troy Laufenberg of Monona, who is wanted for child endangerment and several drug-related charges.

Police had been looking for Laufenberg for six weeks.  He was taken into custody Saturday night at a Dubuque convenience store.  Laufenberg was arrested for violation of probation. He also has warrants for arrest and faces charges in Wisconsin and in Clayton County.

Clayton County authorities believe Laufenberg is responsible for severely injuring Myah Larson of Monona.  The child was taken to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics after a JUly 15th incident.  Family members say the child has been taken off life support, is blind and has only brain stem activity.

Laufenberg will be charged with Child Endangerment (Class D Felony), Possession with Intent to Deliver (Class D Felony), Possession of a Controlled Substance (Serious Misdemeanor), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple Misdemeanor) when he is apprehended, DCI officials say.

A fund for Myah and her family has now been set up at the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Waukon.  Anyone wishing to donate can write a check out to the Myah Larson Fund and send it to Farmers and Merchants Bank, P.O. Box 9, Waukon, Iowa, 52172.