According to a New York Post report, an arrest has been made in the killing of Paul Kessler, a Jewish man who was counter-protesting a pro-Palestinian protest on November 5th. After an autopsy, the cause of death was determined to be a blunt-force head injury, according to the sheriff’s office.
From The New York Post:
Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, has been taken into custody Wednesday in Moorpark in connection to the death of Paul Kessler, who was involved in a scuffle with pro-Palestinian protestors on Nov. 5, Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced.
He will be booked at the Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility on involuntary manslaughter charges, authorities said.
Bail for Alnaji has been set at $1,000,000.
Kessler – who was spotted waving an Israeli flag just moments before the incident – suffered a head injury in the altercation.
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