Sacramento DA Thien Ho. (Photo: thienhoforda.com)
Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho Announces Felony Charges in ABC10 Shooting
Was Hernandez-Santana released because of Prop 57?
By Katy Grimes, September 22, 2025 12:14 pm
Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho announced Monday that his office would file charges against Anibal Hernandez-Santana, for the September 19 shooting at the ABC10 building on Broadway Blvd. in Sacramento. The DA will include discharging a firearm into an inhabited dwelling and assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
Three rounds that we know of hit the building, but no shooting-related injuries were reported.
Hernandez-Santana, from Sacramento, was arrested hours after the shooting, however, he posted bail and was then arrested hours later by the FBI on allegations of interfering with licensed broadcasts, CBS News reported.
We presumed he was out because his crime isn’t considered “violent” in California. With passage of Proposition 57 and so-called criminal justice reforms, the following crimes in California are “non-violent” felonies: human trafficking, raping an unconscious person, drive-by shooting, assault with a deadly weapon or firearm, serial arson, exploding a bomb to injure people, solicitation to commit murder, and domestic violence.
The FBI took Anibal Hernandez Santana, 64, back into custody Saturday charging him with government-licensed broadcast communications.
Today we learn federal prosecutors discovered a note naming several Trump administration officials was found during a search of a vehicle allegedly owned by the suspect: FBI Director Kash Patel, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi, as well as Jeffrey Epstein, reads: “For hiding Epstein & ignoring red flags. Do not support Patel, Bongino, & AG Pam Bondie [sic]. They’re next. – C.K. from above.”
Hernandez-Santana, who is said to be a raving anti-Trumper, allegedly opened fire on the Sacramento ABC affiliate just one day after protesters demonstrated outside the station, angry over the suspension of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show.
A source told the Globe that Anibal Hernanedez Santana, the man who was arrested for the drive-by shooting, went to college at UC Berkeley and graduated from UC Hastings (UC Law SF now) in 1995, and that he volunteered for Obama’s campaign.
DA Thien Ho announced his office will file a felony violation of Penal Code section 246 (discharging a firearm into an inhabited dwelling) and 245(b) (assault with a semi-automatic firearm) along with a personal use of a firearm allegation.
“If convicted of all charges and allegations he faces a maximum sentence of 17 years in state prison.
At the arraignment hearing, the District Attorney’s Office will request that a judge order the defendant be held in custody without bail.
On September 19, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Hernandez-Santana allegedly fired multiple gunshots into the ABC10 television station building while it was occupied by employees. Following the incident, law enforcement traced the shooter to a residence later identified as belonging to Hernandez-Santana. A search warrant executed at the home uncovered key evidence connecting him
to the crime.”
“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,” states 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.”
A California native and Navy mom, Katy lives in Sacramento, CA.
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It would be great if Sacramento D.A. Thien Ho would go ahead and use the discretion I’m confident he must have to ignore “the letter” of the Prop 57 law and throw the book at this shooter. After all, if the governor of the “great state of California” can ignore the good laws on the books to help destroy the state why can’t the Sacramento D.A. ignore the bad ones to bring justice?
Absolutely, Showandtell. DA Ho should ignore Prop 57. After all, the governor himself is ignoring Prop 36 by not funding it.
Given his violent actions and the fact that he’s a raving anti-Trumper who had a hit list of Trump administration officials, he might fit right in with the rest of the crazy violent Democrats in Newsom’s regime? Attorney General Ron Bonta may even be eyeing him for a position in California’s Department of Justice?
Rob Bonta not Ron Bonta
Republican Rep. Carl DeMaio questions why the state and national media quickly dropped the story. The fact that the suspect is a radical far-left anti-Trumper is probably a factor?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHW6lI9YNdQ
Probably. No one would be surprised if he did that
“We presumed he was out because his crime isn’t considered “violent” in California. With passage of Proposition 57 and so-called criminal justice reforms, the following crimes in California are “non-violent” felonies: human trafficking, raping an unconscious person, drive-by shooting, assault with a deadly weapon or firearm, serial arson, exploding a bomb to injure people, solicitation to commit murder, and domestic violence.”
Love this statement. So true.
Kimmel is back on the air after the fascists at ABC caved. Nazi Newsom said this was a “win for free (lying) speech” over the public airwaves, FCC rules be damned. I’m sure that POS Kimmel will blame the shooting up of the station on a MAGA supporter.
@Protect Freedom. I am sure that Kimmel feels vindicated after Dems and some Republicans (like Cruz and Paul) came to his defense. Yes, Disney/ABC caved to the left-wing pressure. However, the affiliates Sinclair and Nexstar are still going to pre-empt his show in their markets. Although even our Globe criticized FCC Carr for his verbal intervention “threat”, there have been FCC sanctions imposed in the past for misbehavior in the media. The problem in the Kimmel case is that the FCC repealed the Fairness Doctrine in 1987:
“Political Bias Rarity: Under the defunct Fairness Doctrine, the FCC acted ~20–30 times annually on bias complaints (e.g., requiring response time for attacked parties). Post-repeal, it rarely enforces the “news distortion” rule (only ~5 documented investigations since 1987, none resulting in major fines). Kimmel’s case revives Fairness-like rhetoric, with Carr citing “public interest” obligations, but legal experts note limited authority without proven intent to mislead.” – GROK