Sergio Chavez-Morales, a 38-year-old Milwaukee man, faces charges of physical abuse of a child and felony bail jumping after allegedly throwing a 5-month-old infant across an apartment hallway on December 22, 2025. Multiple witnesses, including a 19-year-old woman chased by Chavez-Morales, reported seeing him grab and toss the baby, causing it to cry out in pain. The incident occurred during a police response to a weapons call near North Teutonia Avenue and West Roosevelt Drive.
Incident Details
Police arrived to find Chavez-Morales being pursued by the woman with a knife; she stated she witnessed the abuse. Other bystanders corroborated that he threw the child across the hallway or to the ground. The infant received medical evaluation at Children’s Wisconsin, where X-rays showed no immediate fractured bones.
Prior Charges
Chavez-Morales awaited trial on January 5, 2026, for felony strangulation/suffocation and disorderly conduct, released on bond prior to this event. The new charges include intentional causation of bodily harm to the child.
Court Proceedings
Arrested December 26, 2025, he appeared initially on December 27 with $3,000 cash bond set, which he posted. No public updates confirm outcomes from the January 2, 2026, preliminary hearing as of available reports.
