{"id":2489962,"date":"2025-09-23T09:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-now-has-to-save-liberal-reporters-from-gunman-as-california-lets-alleged-abc10-shooter-out-on-bail\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:18:42","slug":"trump-now-has-to-save-liberal-reporters-from-gunman-as-california-lets-alleged-abc10-shooter-out-on-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-now-has-to-save-liberal-reporters-from-gunman-as-california-lets-alleged-abc10-shooter-out-on-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Now Has to Save Liberal Reporters from Gunman as California Lets Alleged ABC10 Shooter Out on Bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-now-has-to-save-liberal-reporters-from-gunman-as-california-lets-alleged-abc10-shooter-out-on-bail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2489962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An accused gunman, Anibal Hernandez Santana, allegedly fired shots at Sacramento&#8217;s ABC affiliate news station, KXTV, prompting the FBI to intervene and protect reporters. Santana was initially arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon,shooting into an occupied building,and negligent discharge of a firearm. Despite evidence including three bullet holes in the station&#8217;s glass and the presence of people inside, a Sacramento court set bail at $200,000, and Santana was released after paying it. Though,the FBI quickly re-arrested him on federal charges for interfering with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >government-licensed radio communications<\/a>,a lesser-known statute carrying up to a year in prison or a fine. California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the act as an assault on democracy. The incident followed controversy involving late-night host Jimmy Kimmel,whose suspension by his employer reportedly angered Santana. Critics highlighted the irony that while California&#8217;s judiciary released the suspect, the Trump-era FBI promptly acted to detain him again, underscoring tensions between state and federal responses to threats against the media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The FBI had to step in to protect reporters in California over the weekend after the state released an accused gunman who allegedly targeted a news station.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s right. While a Sacramento court let him post bail, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-men-posing-as-federal-agents-arrested-for-giving-gifts-to-secret-service-members\/\" title=\"Two Men Posing as Federal Agents Arrested for Giving Gifts to Secret Service Members\">federal agents arrested<\/a> him again before he could strike twice.<\/p>\n<p>Police said 64-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-suspect-accused-shooting-abc-affiliate-kimmel-suspension-appears-anti-trump-leftist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anibal Hernandez Santana<\/a> was arrested Friday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied building, and negligent discharge of a firearm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A police spokesperson said the shots were fired from a vehicle as it drove by the news station in Sacramento, California. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Daxk1UXDq7\">https:\/\/t.co\/Daxk1UXDq7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2AF6IMzqX5\">pic.twitter.com\/2AF6IMzqX5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WFLA\/status\/1969179704914530751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He allegedly opened fire at the city&rsquo;s ABC affiliate KXTV, presumably furious over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-suspect-accused-shooting-abc-affiliate-kimmel-suspension-appears-anti-trump-leftist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Kimmel&rsquo;s<\/a> suspension after the late night host misled his viewers about the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Three bullet holes were found in the glass.<\/p>\n<p>Someone was inside the lobby when the shots were fired, and thank God, no one was harmed.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records showed bail for Santana was set at $200,000. He paid it on Saturday and was released.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;ARRESTED &amp; RELEASED&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>An anti-Trump lawyer allegedly fired three shots into a local ABC News station, KXTV, on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Police say Anibal Hernandez Santana is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied building, and negligent firearm discharge.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IlTU06xACU\">pic.twitter.com\/IlTU06xACU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreannaMorello\/status\/1969627837117120895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The alleged shooter wasn&rsquo;t free for long.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, the FBI arrested him again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;UPDATE&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>The FBI has just arrested Anibal Hernandez Santana, 64, on probable cause for violating 47 USC 333, a federal statute related to interfering with government-licensed radio communications.<\/p>\n<p>Santana was previously arrested and released after he allegedly shot at a ABC&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dCn4eLUGV3\">https:\/\/t.co\/dCn4eLUGV3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreannaMorello\/status\/1970167754477990273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>KCRA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/abc10-sacramento-shooting-suspect-arrested-river-park\/67975450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> he was taken into custody on suspicion of violating 47 USC 333, which bans interference with licensed radio communications.<\/p>\n<p>Jail records show Santana is on a federal hold and ineligible for bail.<\/p>\n<p>A conviction for breaking the law carries up to one year in prison or a $10,000 fine for a first offense.<\/p>\n<p>It is without a doubt a criminal charge most people have never heard of, but what is the federal government to do in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-suburb-backs-down-from-ban-on-abortion-clinic-protesters\/\" title=\"Seattle Suburb Backs Down From Ban on Abortion Clinic Protesters\">protect public safety<\/a> when Democrats decline to act?<\/p>\n<p>Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s office responded by calling Santana&rsquo;s alleged actions an assault on &ldquo;our democracy itself,&rdquo; while his system had just freed the accused shooter.<\/p>\n<p>Santana&rsquo;s attorney, Mark Reichel, said the charge was &ldquo;minor&rdquo; and complained that investigators focused on social media posts from his client that were critical of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Leftists can&rsquo;t contain their anger. They&rsquo;ve proven that truth time and again with an alarming frequency since last summer.<\/p>\n<p>But the real story here is that California freed a man accused of firing into a newsroom over an apparent belief that Jimmy Kimmel is entitled to lie on broadcast television.<\/p>\n<p>Once Kimmel&rsquo;s employer decided to put him on ice, the response was violence toward people in an industry that is almost entirely left-wing.<\/p>\n<p>California&rsquo;s judicial system responded to the threat of death for reporters by releasing the alleged shooter.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s FBI put him back behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s the irony. The same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-comms-team-gets-a-pass-where-trump-administration-would-have-had-a-scandal\/\" title=\"Biden Comms Team Gets A Pass Where Trump Administration Would Have Had A Scandal\">left-wing media<\/a> that despises Trump is safer today because of his administration.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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