Man sentenced in 2023 death of Jewish demonstrator during Southern California protest
Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji received one year in jail and two years of probation after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and battery charges.
- On Tuesday, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Derek Malan sentenced Moorpark College professor Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji to one year in jail and two years of probation for the 2023 death of Paul Kessler.
- Alnaji pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in May following a November 5, 2023, confrontation in Thousand Oaks where prosecutors say he struck Kessler with a megaphone, causing the 69-year-old to fall and suffer fatal head injuries.
- Defense attorney Ron Bamieh argued the incident was an isolated "mistake" and Alnaji never intended to harm anyone; Alnaji must pay roughly $10,000 in restitution and begins serving his sentence on August 7.
- District Attorney Erik Nasarenko objected to the sentence, arguing for state prison time, while Malan defended the decision, stating, "When we try to equate a life with a number, we fail."
- Malan noted that 132 members of the public emailed the court regarding the incident, though he denied requests from community members, including Anti-Defamation League representatives, to speak at the sentencing.
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