A Sacramento man was freed on bail after allegedly capturing into ABC10’s foyer — solely to be shortly picked up by the FBI, in accordance with authorities.
The FBI took Anibal Hernandez Santana, 64, into custody Saturday on fees that he interfered with government-licensed broadcast communications, officers stated.
The raving anti-Trumper is on a federal maintain and ineligible for launch. An FBI consultant confirmed Hernandez Santana’s arrest in response to an inquiry from The Publish.
Hernandez Santana is ready to seem in federal court docket in Sacramento on Monday at 2 p.m. native time, with a separate state court docket look Tuesday at 3 p.m., in accordance with the FBI and county jail information.
Police say the drive-by assault hit ABC10’s headquarters at 400 Broadway simply after 1:30 p.m. Friday, putting the foyer window 3 times whereas the constructing was occupied. No accidents had been reported.
Cops haven’t given a motive, however Hernandez Santana’s social media accounts are stuffed with anti-Trump screeds, together with “Guidelines don’t apply if election was stolen. FIGHT!”
Investigators stated they recognized a automobile linked to the capturing and moved Friday night to arrest Hernandez Santana at an deal with within the River Park neighborhood.
He was first booked into the Sacramento County Predominant Jail round midnight on state counts of assault with a lethal weapon, capturing into an occupied constructing and negligent discharge of a firearm.
Bail was set at $200,000. He posted bond Saturday earlier than the FBI rearrested him.
Native information broadcasts from the condominium advanced confirmed a heavy police presence, together with a SWAT workforce.
“We made eye contact,” a tenant named Angela advised KCRA-TV, including she heard officers order, “Get down on the bottom or we’re going to shoot.”
Neighbor Destini Wealthy stated she parked beside the suspect recurrently.
“I’m at all times seeing him, like, coming and going,” Wealthy stated.
One other tenant, Emily Alves, stated, “He was a pleasant man.”
“However then after listening to all this, we had been we’re similar to, ‘What? What occurred?”
Police stated a motive stays below investigation and declined to say whether or not a weapon had been recovered. The division thanked the FBI for offering sources.
Tegna, which owns ABC10, stated all workers had been secure and that the corporate had elevated safety.
“We will affirm that photographs had been fired into our station at KXTV earlier right now. Whereas particulars are nonetheless restricted, importantly all of our workers are secure and unhurt. We’re absolutely cooperating with regulation enforcement and have taken further measures to make sure the continued security of our workers,” Tegna stated in an announcement.
Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the assault.
“Whereas no accidents have been reported, any act of violence towards journalists is an assault on our democracy itself and should be condemned within the strongest phrases,” his workplace posted on X.
“We stand with reporters and workers who work day-after-day to maintain communities knowledgeable and secure!”
The capturing adopted protests outdoors ABC10 on Thursday over ABC’s suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Stay!” Police stated no demonstrations had been underway on the time of the assault however had been inspecting any potential hyperlink.
ABC confirmed this week it had indefinitely pre-empted the long-running late-night program.
Disney executives pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Stay!” off the schedule “indefinitely” after remarks the host made earlier within the week about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s dying.
Trade retailers stated the choice got here amid strain on associates and company blowback, with Disney’s ABC eradicating the present and sparking demonstrations in Los Angeles and New York.
