The man arrested for allegedly shooting into the offices of Sacramento ABC affiliate KXTV (ABC10) wrote a note invoking Jeffrey Epstein and said high-level Trump Administration officials were “next,” according to a federal complaint filed Monday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento.
The FBI arrested Anibal Hernandez Santana, 63, of Sacramento, over the weekend following his release on $200,000 bond from the Sacramento County Main Jail on Saturday. A three-count amended criminal complaint was filed against him Monday morning, charging him with possessing a firearm within a school zone, discharging a firearm within a school zone and interfering with a radio communication station, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
The shooting occurred the day after a protest was held outside ABC10 denouncing ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
During a search of Hernandez Santana’s home and vehicle, law enforcement discovered a weekly planner attached to his refrigerator. Under “Friday,” there was a handwritten note that read, “Do the Next Scary Thing.” Law enforcement also found in his car a handwritten note that read: “For hiding Epstein & ignoring red flags. Do not support Patel, Bongino, & AG Pam Bondi. They’re next. – C.K. from above.”
According to court documents, Hernandez Santana on Friday fired three shots into and one toward the KXTV/ABC10 station on Broadway in Sacramento. While standing on the sidewalk around the block from the station, Hernandez Santana fired the first shot into the air in the direction of the station. He then drove to the front of the station and fired three shots directly into the building’s lobby through a window. A KXTV/ABC 10 employee was inside the lobby at the time, though no one was injured. The location from where Hernandez Santana fired the first shot was within a school zone.
The Sacramento Police Department initially arrested Hernandez Santana on Friday night, but he was released on bail the next day. The FBI arrested him hours later.
The FBI is continuing its investigation. He’s due to appear Tuesday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court on the local charges. according to jail records.
If convicted, Hernandez Santana faces a maximum five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for possessing and discharging a firearm within a school zone and a maximum of one year in prison and a $10,000 fine for interfering with a radio communication station.
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The demonstration outside the building Thursday was part of widespread protests over ABC’s suspension of Kimmel following his comments about Charlie Kirk, including one held outside Disney studios in Burbank and another in Hollywood where Jimmy Kimmel Live! is taped. Attendees at the Sacramento protest held signs reading “First Amendment,” “Resist” and “You’re Next” among others.
ABC on Monday revealed that Jimmy Kimmel Live! is returning on Tuesday night after “thoughtful conversations” with parent company Disney.
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