Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Anthony Schaap on the run ahead of sentencing

Name: Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Anthony Schaap
Uploaded: 2026-02-15T20:41:47-06:00
Description: U.S. Marshals are on the hunt for a Milwaukee man accused of seriously injuring his crying infant. Investigators say rather than comforting the 3-month-old, he became abusive.

Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Anthony Schaap

U.S. Marshals are on the hunt for a Milwaukee man accused of seriously injuring his crying infant. Investigators say rather than comforting the 3-month-old, he became abusive.

MILWAUKEE - U.S. Marshals are on the hunt for a Milwaukee man accused of seriously injuring his crying infant. Investigators say rather than comforting the 3-month-old, he became abusive.

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What we know:

Authorities say 29-year-old Anthony Schaap didn’t act like much of a father in April 2024.

"Kind of at a loss for words with that type of cruelty," the marshal said. "I’ll never understand it."

Investigators say Schaap was supposed to be watching his 3-month-old girl and toddler daughter when he got abusive.

What they're saying:

"At some point he becomes frustrated either with a crying baby or just not willing to do the things a father needs to do," the marshal said.

Anthony Schaap

Police say Schaap lied to the girls’ mother, and said the baby fell off the couch. She took the infant to the emergency room after finding bruising, and learned the injuries were much worse.

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"A doctor examines the baby, finds the skull fracture, the fractures in the tibia and other bruising on the baby’s head," the marshal explained.

After time, police said Schaap confessed and admitted to hurting the child.

"Eventually he explains he has anger management problems," the investigator said. "He’s frustrated and that he threw the baby at some point."

Now on the run

Dig deeper:

Court records show Schaap pleaded guilty to a child abuse charge. While he was awaiting sentencing, he went on the run. The 29-year-old also has an outstanding domestic violence charge. He’s believed to be in the Milwaukee area.