A California man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly firing multiple rounds into the lobby of ABC affiliate ABC10, the day after protests over the network’s indefinite suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
Authorities have not confirmed a direct motive, but the incident has raised serious concerns about the safety of media personnel amid politically charged tensions.
Sacramento police identified the suspect as 64-year-old Anibal Hernandez Santana.
Investigators reported that the drive-by attack struck ABC10’s Broadway lobby shortly after 1:30 p.m. local time on Friday, shattering windows at least three times while the building was occupied.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Officers tracked Hernandez Santana’s vehicle to a residence in the River Park neighborhood and arrested him later that evening, according to The Post Millennial.
Hernandez Santana was initially booked on state charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied building and negligent discharge of a firearm.
Bail was set at $200,000, which he posted before federal authorities intervened.
The FBI arrested him on Saturday for allegedly interfering with government-licensed broadcast communications.
He remains in federal custody and is ineligible for release, with court appearances scheduled in both federal and state courts, the New York Post