Babysitting dad accused of violently shaking 3-month-old son; baby has serious head injuries (Houston, Texas)

The dad is identified as DAKODA LEE CLAWSON. Yes, Mom was working while Daddy was providing infant "care."

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Houston father behind bars, accused of shaking 3-month-old son
by khou.com staff
khou.com
Posted on November 22, 2011 at 3:45 PM

Updated Tuesday, Nov 22 at 4:00 PM

HOUSTON – A 19-year-old father was being held on $150,000 bond Tuesday after police say he violently shook his 3-month-old son.

Dakoda Lee Clawson is charged with injury to a child.

According to court documents, Clawson was babysitting his son on November 12, 2011, when the baby suffered serious head injuries and was rushed to the hospital.

Police interviewed Clawson and the baby’s mother at Memorial Hermann the next day.

The mother told investigators she was at work on November 12 when she got a call from Clawson, saying the baby had fallen off of his lap and was injured.

Clawson told the officer that he was burping the baby while seated on the couch, and the baby threw himself backward and hit his head on the floor.

Clawson said he immediately picked the baby up, called 911 and began CPR.

But doctors told investigators that the baby suffered bilateral retinal hemorrhages, a subdural hematoma and a broken clavicle, and those injuries were not consistent with Clawson’s story.

Doctors said the injuries were likely caused by severe shaking.

Court documents state that on November 14, the officer interviewed Clawson again, and Clawson repeated his story about the baby falling off of his lap.

But three days later, police said Clawson called the investigator, saying he wanted to talk about what happened to his son.

Police said Clawson told them he was burping the baby when he dropped him on the floor.

Clawson said the baby started crying and wouldn’t stop, so he shook him.

It wasn’t until the baby stopped crying that Clawson said he realized the child wasn’t breathing and had gone limp.

Clawson said he’d lied about what happened before, because he didn’t want his girlfriend to find out.

Charges were filed against him on November 21, 2011.