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UPDATED Aug 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Aug 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Santa Monica man gets life for Metro bus stabbing
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Gerald Pitts sentenced to life plus seven years for unprovoked hate-crime stabbing of a stranger on a Metro bus in March 2023.
WHO: Gerald Pitts; victim Santos Tejas Gonzalez; Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman
WHAT: Sentenced to life plus seven years (with possibility of parole) for attempted murder in a hate-crime stabbing on a Metro bus
WHEN: Aug 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM ET
WHERE: Santa Monica, CA (defendant); aboard a Metro bus (Los Angeles County)
WHY: Pitts attacked the victim because of his race or perceived race, shouting racial slurs during the unprovoked hate-crime assault.
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