Two suspects arrested in last Wednesday’s hate crime in Antioch, incident from on-going dispute, not random

Antioch Police Chief Allan Cantando is joined by Antioch Mayor Wade Harper, (in suit, right), all four council members and others, as he announces the arrest of two suspects in last Wednesday's hate crime, at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

Antioch Police Chief Allan Cantando is joined by Antioch Mayor Wade Harper, (in suit, right), all four council members and others, as he announces the arrest of two suspects in last Wednesday’s hate crime, at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

“Between a relative of one of the suspects and a resident of the house”

By Allen Payton

At a press conference, Tuesday afternoon, Antioch Police Chief Allan Cantando announced the arrest of two suspects in the hate crime that occurred in the city, early last Wednesday morning, September 7, 2016. In custody are Roy Charles Sorvari, age 27 of Antioch and Christyne Gail McDaniel, age 25 from Brentwood. They were arrested last Thursday, September 8 and are being held on $1.29 million bail.

The District Attorney charged them with multiple crimes, today, including attempted murder, aggravated mayhem, assault with intent for great bodily injury and with an enhancement for hate crime. The pair was also charged with arson of an inhabited dwelling.

“This was between a relative of McDaniel and a resident of the house,” Cantando stated. “It was not a random incident.”

Joined by Mayor Wade Harper, all four council members, he thanked the council for public for their help.

“Information from the tip-soft aided in the investigation,” Cantando added.

Asked why it was a hate crime, he responded, “based on the evidence, it’s very evident this was a hate crime.”

Asked if the surveillance video was helpful in apprehending the suspects, Cantando said “that will play a part in the prosecution of the case.”

He also shared that “information we received from involved parties in this case and the two individuals, helped contribute to this case.”

“Any time something like this happens in our community, we’re shocked,” the chief said. “This community should feel safe.”

“We had a lot more to do after that, with interviewing people and collecting evidence is why we kept it out of the media to protect the integrity of the investigation,” Cantado stated later, regarding why the arrests weren’t announced until Tuesday.

Check back for additional details and photos of the suspects, later once the press release is received from the Antioch Police Department.


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4 Comments to “Two suspects arrested in last Wednesday’s hate crime in Antioch, incident from on-going dispute, not random”

  1. RJB says:

    I knew there had to be more behind this. No way they chose a random house to assault. I wonder what the dispute was about? I wonder if it had to do with drugs?

  2. Yes. Great Job. Now don’t let them walk away!

  3. RJB says:

    If they mayor can hold a conference and catch criminals this easily, why not hold a conference for the 35 murders that have happened under his service?

    What makes these people so special?

  4. Eric A. says:

    “Asked why it was a hate crime, he responded, “based on the evidence, it’s very evident this was a hate crime.”

    They spray painted a racial slur on their house, and tried to burn it down. Who needs more of an explanation as to why this is a hate crime?

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