Silver Valley man gets 33 years in abuse of a 4-year-old
A Shoshone County jury convicted Anthony Banker on four counts of injury to a child. The boy's mother is already serving 20 years.
Anthony Banker of the Silver Valley has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for abusing a 4-year-old boy, the Coeur d'Alene Press reported Tuesday.
A jury in Wallace found Banker guilty at the end of August on four counts of injury to a child and one count of destroying evidence, after a weeklong trial. He was 39 at the time of the verdict and lived near Prichard, the Shoshone News-Press reported.
The case began in May 2025. Prosecutors say the boy was flown from Shoshone Medical Center to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane with two brain bleeds, a blood clot, very low sodium and bruising over much of his body.
The boy's mother, Sage Bryant, pleaded guilty to two counts of injury to a child and was sentenced to 20 years in May. Her other charges were dropped on the condition that she testify against Banker. She was one of 16 witnesses at trial.
Banker did not testify. The charges he was convicted on carried up to 45 years in all.
What we know
- Banker was convicted on four counts of injury to a child and one count of destroying evidence.
- The sentence is 33 years, according to the Press.
- The boy's mother was sentenced to 20 years earlier this year.
What we don't know yet
- How much of the 33 years must be served before Banker can be considered for parole.
- Whether Banker will appeal.
- What the judge said at sentencing.
Sources
- Coeur d'Alene Press: Silver Valley man sentenced to 33 years for child abuse · Nov. 10, 2026
- Shoshone News-Press: Guilty verdict returned in child abuse trial · Sept. 1, 2026
- Shoshone News-Press: Silver Valley woman gets 20 years in child abuse case · May 22, 2026
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