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The DA said he’d also be requesting the defendant be held in custody without bail.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The suspect in the ABC10 shooting is expected to face felony charges from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.
On Friday afternoon, the ABC10 station was hit at least three times by gunfire that was fired into the lobby. Our own co-workers were inside, but no one was hurt.
Sacramento police first arrested the suspect, Anibal Hernandez Santana, hours after, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied building, and negligent discharge of a firearm.
While he posted bail on Saturday, he was arrested again by the FBI on suspicion of violating a federal statute related to interfering with federally licensed stations. Hernandez Santana is set to appear in federal court on Monday at 2 p.m. and in county court. His attorney, Mark Reichel, said he will be trying to get his client released on bail again.
In a Monday statement, Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho said he’d be filing a felony violation of firing a gun into an inhabited dwelling and assault with a semi-automatic gun along with a personal use of a firearm allegation.
He also said he’d be requesting the defendant be held in custody without bail.
“When someone brazenly fires into a news station full of people in the middle of the day, it is not only an attack on innocent employees but also an attack on the news media and our community’s sense of safety,” said Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho. “My office will prosecute this case to ensure full accountability and send a clear message: violence, intimidation and attacks on a free press have no place in our community or society at large.”
If he’s convicted, he faces a max sentence of 17 years in state prison.
Hernandez Santana’s attorney, Mark Reichel, provided the following statement Monday afternoon.
“It is remarkably uncommon for any individual to face simultaneous state and federal charges for the same alleged conduct. Given the highly unusual circumstances here, we understand the news media and the public have many questions, as do we.
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.”
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