Anibal Hernandez-Santana is a 64-year-old Sacramento man who was recently arrested by the FBI in connection with a shooting at the ABC10 television station.<\/p>\n
On Friday, September 19, multiple shots were fired into the lobby of the ABC10 building in Sacramento. No one was physically harmed, but a person was inside the lobby at the time.<\/p>\n
Hernandez-Santana was arrested by Sacramento Police on Friday evening and was booked on local charges, including assault with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n
He posted bail and was released from the Sacramento County Jail on Saturday, September 20.<\/p>\n
Hours after his release, the FBI took him into custody on a federal hold.<\/p>\n
He is accused of interfering with government-licensed broadcast communications, a violation of federal statute 47 USC 333.<\/p>\n
While a motive for the shooting has not been officially confirmed, news reports note the shooting occurred after a protest related to the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel<\/a>. Hernandez-Santana has also reportedly posted anti-Trump comments on social media.<\/p>\n Reports indicate that Hernandez-Santana was previously a legislative director for the California Federation of Teachers and was fired from a previous job in 2018 after a confrontation with supervisors.<\/p>\n He is scheduled to appear in Sacramento federal court on Monday and in Sacramento Superior Court for the local charges on Tuesday.<\/p>\n