VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – George Albert Pierce of Oxnard was sentenced to three years and four months in state prison after a hate crime against a black couple in Ventura in October of last year.
On June 4, 2026, a Ventura County jury convicted Pierce of the following charges and found true the listed special allegations:
Charges
PC 422(a)-Criminal Threats PC 664/459-Attempted Second Degree Commercial Robbery PC 417(a)(1)-Exhibiting a Deadly Weapon PC 422.6(a)-Violation of Civil RightsSpecial Allegations
PC 12022(b)(1)-Use of a Deadly Weapon PC 422.75(a)-Hate Crime CRC 4.421(a)(2)-Defendant was Armed With and Used a Weapon CRC 4.421(a)(3)-Victim was Vulnerable CRC 4.421(b)(1)-Defendant has Engaged in Violent Conduct CRC 4.421(b)(3)-Defendant has Served a Prior Prison Term CRC 4.421(b)(4)-Defendant was on Probation when Crime was CommittedOn October 12, 2025, a husband and wife entered a business on East Thompson Boulevard in Ventura that Pierce was sitting in front of at the time stated the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
As the couple entered the business, Pierce began yelling racial slurs at the black couple and repeatedly threatened to kill the husband detailed the local prosecutor's office.
Pierce then began banging on the front door of the business with his fist before kicking and body slamming the door in apparent attempts to enter the business shared the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
During the incident, Pierce removed a knife from his pocket and proceeded to stab the glass door multiple times while shouting death threats explained the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.
According to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, arriving officers recognized Pierce from prior law enforcement responses and he was arrested at the scene.
"No one should be threatened, terrorized, or targeted because of who they are," Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said. "This state prison sentence reflects the seriousness of the conduct and sends a clear message that hate motivated crimes will not be tolerated in Ventura County."
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