A federal grand jury indicts the man for allegedly opening fire at Sacramento’s ABC10 building.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man accused of firing shots at the ABC10 building in Sacramento has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
Anibal Hernandez Santana faces four federal charges including discharge of a firearm in a school zone, possession of a firearm in a school zone, interference with a radio communication station. He also faces a criminal forfeiture allegation.
On Sept. 18, the day before the shooting, a grand jury alleges Hernandez Santana discharged and possessed a gun within 1,000 feet of Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School and Leataata Floyd Elementary School.
The next day, he allegedly “willfully and maliciously” interfered with operations at ABC10, court documents said. The building was occupied at the time, but no one was injured.
Mark Reichel, attorney for Hernandez Santana, sent the following statement to ABC10:
“We are reviewing the allegations in the grand jury indictment and still waiting for the delivery of evidence. Mr. Hernandez Santana is innocent unless and until he is found guilty at trial.”
A previous complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California alleged Hernandez Santana fired into the air in a school zone and in the direction of the ABC10 station. Prosecutors say he then drove around the block and fired three more shots into the station’s lobby.
Three days before the shooting, Hernandez Santana allegedly visited a nearby elementary school unannounced, wearing military-style pants, an Army cap and dark sunglasses. He asked to read to children, which frightened staff and teachers. The incident was reported to the FBI after staff members later saw media coverage of the shooting.
Hernandez Santana faces over 10 years in federal prison if convicted of all federal charges.
He’s expected to appear in federal court on Oct. 6.
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