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- The Sacramento Police Department arrested Anibal Hernandez Santana on Friday, Sept. 19 on multiple state charges
- After being released on a $200,000 bail on Saturday, Sept. 20, he was arrested again later that same day by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- A three-count amended criminal complaint was filed against him on Monday morning, charging him with possessing a firearm within a school zone, discharging a firearm within a school zone, and interfering with a radio communication station
Anibal Hernandez Santana, the man accused of shooting at the Sacramento ABC affiliate station, ABC10, on Friday, Sept. 19, is now facing federal charges.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California, Hernandez Santana fired one shot towards, and three shots into, the ABC10 station on Friday.
While standing on the sidewalk around the block from the station, in front of 2555 3rd Street, Hernandez Santana fired the first shot into the air in the direction of the station. The location from where he discharged the first shot was within a school zone.
He then drove to the front of the station and fired three shots directly into the building’s lobby. An ABC10 employee was inside the lobby at the time, but no one was injured, the press release explains.
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The shooting occurred one day after protesters gathered outside of ABC10 to object to ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” pull Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!. While the show is officially returning to air on Tuesday, Sept. 23, it will not air on Sinclair stations.
It is not known whether the two incidents are related.
Hernandez Santana was arrested by the Sacramento Police Department on Friday on multiple state charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied building, and negligent discharge of a firearm, per FOX 40 News.
After being released on a $200,000 bail on Saturday, Sept. 20, he was arrested again later that same day by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail. He is currently ineligible for bail, per online jail records.
According to KCRA, citing court documents, Hernandez Santana was booked again after law enforcement executed a search warrant on his vehicle. It is where they found a note that referenced FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Director Dan Bongino, and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The note read “For hiding Epstein & ignoring red flags. Do not support Patel, Bongino, & AG Pam Bondi. They’re next. – C.K. from above,” per the press release.
Law enforcement also executed a search of Hernandez Santana’s person and home. According to the press release, there was a weekly planner attached to the refrigerator in his house. Under “Friday,” there was a handwritten note that stated, “Do the Next Scary Thing.”
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A three-count amended criminal complaint filed against Hernandez Santana charged him with possessing a firearm within a school zone, discharging a firearm within a school zone, and interfering with a radio communication station.
If convicted, Hernandez Santana faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for possessing and discharging a firearm within a school zone, and a maximum of one year in prison and a $10,000 fine for interfering with a radio communication station.
“It is remarkably uncommon for any individual to face simultaneous state and federal charges for the same alleged conduct,” said Mark Reichel, attorney for Hernandez Santana, in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
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“Given the highly unusual circumstances here, we understand the news media and the public have many questions, as do we,” the statement continued. “At this time, we have not had an opportunity to review the evidence in the case, so our ability to provide those answers is non-existent. Mr. Hernandez Santana is entitled to due process — he is innocent unless and until he is found otherwise.”