WALLACE — Two Silver Valley residents have been arrested and are facing numerous charges related to child abuse.

Sage Bryant, 24, and Anthony Banker, 38, were arrested last week after law enforcement was notified by medical staff of possible child abuse inflicted by the pair on Bryant’s 4-year-old child.  

Bryant has been charged with four counts of felony injury to a child, five counts of misdemeanor injury to a child, two counts of compounding crimes and one assault charge. Banker has been charged with three counts of felony injury to a child, one charge of misdemeanor injury to a child and two counts of compounding crimes.  

According to police records, law enforcement became aware of the situation May 20, when Kellogg police were notified that the child was in a medically induced coma at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane following the discovery of multiple brain bleeds.

KPD requested that Spokane Police handle the initial interviews. However, the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office became involved after learning that much of the reported abuse took place in a remote area of the county.  

According to initial investigation reports, Bryant reportedly told hospital staff and law enforcement that the child fainted and fell to the floor following a bath at Banker’s Prichard residence May 16. 

According to evidence obtained by law enforcement, the child reportedly experienced several dizzy spells over the weekend before Bryant took him to the hospital May 19, for what she believed to be a seizure. The boy was stabilized at Shoshone Medical Center and transported to SHMC. 

The records also indicate that medical professionals grew more concerned as they discovered numerous bruises on the child, which Bryant explained was due to a rare genetic disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.  

According to records from SCSO Lt. Jared Bilaski, Bryant told him that she and Banker had bonded over similar parenting beliefs. Bilaski obtained a warrant for Bryant’s cellphone, where text messages and videos were discovered detailing various forms of abuse, according to SCSO.

Bryant was arrested June 2, and Banker was arrested two days later. Both are being held in Shoshone County Jail with bond amounts set at $200,000.  

“The evidence in this case is unsettling,” SCSO Capt. Seth Green said.

Bryant’s next court appearance is set for June 17, while Banker’s is June 18.  

According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, the child has been placed in the care of the state.

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