Twin Brother of Ethan Hauschultz charged as an adult for violent offense.
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EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Wis. — Wisconsin Court System, widely known as CCAP, shows that On November 25, 2025, the State of Wisconsin filed a criminal complaint charging Anthony Hauschultz, 15, with battery to an inmate while housed at a juvenile detention center in Eau Claire County. According to court filings, Anthony, who was born September 13, 2010, is being charged as an adult under Wisconsin law due to the alleged severity of the offense and circumstances surrounding the incident.
Anthony is the twin brother of Ethan Hauschultz, whose death in 2018 sparked statewide attention and legal reform. Anthony’s case comes amid an ongoing juvenile record that shows a history of involvement with child welfare services.
According to Public Family Court records in Case No. 2009PA224PJ, Anthony was removed from the home of his mother, Andrea Everett, on October 21, 2024, and placed into foster care.
Subsequent records indicate that on June 9, 2025, Anthony was removed from foster care but was not returned to his mother’s custody.
These removals predate his most recent detention and raise questions about his welfare and supervision leading up to the current charges.
The Death of Ethan Hauschultz & Where That Case Stands
Ethan Hauschultz, aged 7, died on April 20, 2018, at a home in the Town of Newton near Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He had been placed with relatives, including his great-uncle Timothy Hauschultz and wife Tina McKeever-Hauschultz, through the Wisconsin child welfare system when his death occurred.
What Happened in 2018
State criminal complaints allege that Ethan endured severe physical punishment after reportedly failing to memorize Bible verses. The punishment included:
Being forced to carry a heavy log for hours on multiple days,
Being struck, kicked, and poked repeatedly,
Having a log rolled across his chest,
Being forced face-down in a puddle, and
Being buried in packed snow without a coat or boots.
Medical examiners later determined he died from hypothermia and blunt force injuries to his head, chest, and abdomen.
Criminal Prosecutions in Ethan’s Case
Damian Hauschultz, Timothy’s son and Ethan’s cousin, was charged and prosecuted as an adult for his role in the abuse. In 2021, Damian pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless homicide and was sentenced to 20 years in prison with 10 years of extended supervision. His conviction was upheld by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals on appeal.
Tina McKeever-Hauschultz, Ethan’s aunt and part of the household where the child lived, pleaded no contest to charges related to failing to prevent harm to Ethan and was sentenced to five years in prison, later released to extended supervision.
Timothy Hauschultz, Ethan’s great-uncle and legal guardian at the time of the abuse, has fought plea deals and motions in court for several years. He faces multiple felony charges, including felony murder, child abuse, battery, and contributing to delinquency that resulted in death.
Current Status of Timothy’s Case
As of late 2025, Judge Carey Reed (after earlier judges recused or rejected plea agreements) refused two different plea deals for Timothy Hauschultz. One proposed entry was an Alford plea, which allows a defendant to maintain innocence while acknowledging prosecutors have enough evidence to convict. That and a subsequent plea proposal were both rejected by the court as not being in the public interest.