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LOS ANGELES AP 鈥?A college professor was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of a Jewish protester during Southern California demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said.Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, will be book stanley cup ed into jail for investigation of involuntary manslaughter 鈥?the unintentional killing of another person, the Ventura County Sheriff Office said. The district attorney will decide whether there is enough evidence to charge him.A man who answered the phone at a mobile number listed for A stanley cup lnaji in public records said he did not want to comment. He did not give his name. A message could not be left at a number for Alnaji home in Moorpark north of Los Angeles, because voicemail was not set up.Paul Kessler, 69, died early Nov. 6 at a hospital following a Nov. 5 confrontation with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator in Thousand Oaks, a suburb northwest of Los Angeles.READ MORE: Police and protesters clash outside Democratic Party HQ during demonstration against war in GazaSheriff Jim Fryhoff said at a subsequent press c stanley cup onference that deputies determined Kessler fell backward and struck his head on the ground. The pro-Palestinian demonstrator stayed at the scene and told deputies he had called 911, Fryhoff said.County Medical Examiner Dr. Christopher Young said at the time that an autopsy found Kessler died from head injuries consistent with a fall. Young also said Kessler had injuries that could be consistent with a blow to the face but