Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Anthony Santana arrested in Kenosha killing
KENOSHA, Wis. - UPDATE (Oct. 12, 2023): U.S. Marshals arrested Anthony Santana on Thursday, Oct. 12. He was wanted for a church parking lot homicide in Kenosha earlier this year. Santana was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted over the summer – that profile available below.
The U.S. Marshals' task force out of Los Angeles caught Santana. Marshals said he was caught because he was showing off the profile FOX6 News did on him while he was on the run. Someone decided to call the tip line and turn him in.
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Santana profile
A church parking lot in Kenosha became the setting of a drug deal – a deal that ended in murder on June 13.
Three men are charged in the shooting. Two of them are in custody, but U.S. Marshals said the third – 20-year-old Anthony Santana – is on the run.
"It was a drug deal…drug deal that turned into an armed robbery that escalated into a shootout," explained the marshal on the case.
Santana is charged with felony murder and armed robbery. U.S. Marshals said he is likely hiding out with an 18-year-old girlfriend.
Kenosha shooting, 21st Avenue and 60th Street
"He should be considered armed and dangerous," the marshal said. "Mr. Santana does have ties throughout Wisconsin and California."
Santana is described as 6 feet, 1 inch tall and 195 pounds.
"Anybody that’s found or can be proven to be helping out Mr. Santana flee from law enforcement will and can be arrested for harboring a fugitive," said the marshal.
Anyone with information on Santana’s whereabouts are encouraged to call the U.S. Marshal tip line: 414-297-3707. You will remain anonymous.