Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji
Biography
Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji was prosecuted after a confrontation between opposing Israel–Palestine demonstrations in Thousand Oaks, California, on November 5, 2023. Paul Kessler fell, suffered a fatal head injury, and died the following day. Alnaji pleaded guilty in May 2026 to felony involuntary manslaughter and felony battery causing serious bodily injury. On June 30, 2026, he was sentenced to one year in Ventura County Jail and two years of felony probation, with an August 7 report date.
Earlier arraignment and bail status
The Ventura County District Attorney's June 10, 2024 release records an earlier not-guilty plea at the information arraignment, following a preliminary hearing that concluded on May 15, 2024. At that time Alnaji remained out of custody on $50,000 bail. This is a dated historical status report, not an exact bail-release date, and it does not replace the later guilty plea and sentencing recorded above. The release also identifies his birth date as May 6, 1973. Its four-year maximum refers to potential exposure as described in 2024, not a sentence imposed. The original charge list separates involuntary manslaughter and battery causing serious bodily injury from the great-bodily-injury special allegation.
Ventura County District Attorney, release24-071, June10,2024, bothpages.
