The man who allegedly shot a Sacramento television station has been re-arrested by the FBI after being released on bail.
Federal officials arrested Anibal Hernandez Santana, 63, just hours after he was released from Sacramento County Jail on Saturday for violating federal statute 47 USC 333.
The backstory: Police responded to shots fired outside of the ABC10 building in Sacramento on Friday afternoon.
- While there were three bullet holes in the window of the lobby and a person was in the lobby at the time of the shooting, no one was injured.
- Police arrested Hernandez Santana Friday evening after being linked to a vehicle suspected in the drive-by shooting.
- Hernandez Santana was booked into the Sacramento County jail on charges including assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied building and negligent discharge of a firearm.
- Hernandez Santana posted $200,000 bail on Saturday.
State of play: The FBI arrested Hernandez Santana hours after he posted bail for violating 47 USC 333.
- The federal statute states that no one can interfere with any communication of any station licensed by the U.S. Government.
Go deeper: On Monday, federal prosecutors charged Hernandez Santana with possessing a firearm within a school zone, discharging a firearm within a school zone and interfering with a radio communication station.
- According to the federal complaint, law enforcement found a weekly planner attached to the refrigerator in Hernandez Santana’s home while executing a search warrant. A handwritten note under the heading “Friday” stated, “Do the Next Scary Thing.”
- Law enforcement also found a handwritten note in his car that read, “For hiding Epstein & ignoring red flags. Do not support Patel, Bongino, & Pam Bondi. They’re next. – C.K. from above.”
- Hernandez Santana is a former health policy analyst for the California Rural Indian Health Board.
- He also was a legislative director for the California Federation of Teachers, according to a LinkedIn account that matches his name.
- Hernandez Santana’s X account also includes many messages against the Trump administration.
What we’re watching:If convicted, Hernandez Santana faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for possessing and discharging a firearm within a school zone.
- He also faces a maximum of one year in prison and $10,000 fine for interfering with a radio communication station.
