A Ventura County man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for stabbing another man in what prosecutors say was a hate crime.
It happened in May of 2021, at a Ventura convenience store. Ventura Police say Tyler Clark starting using racial slurs towards an African-American man. The victim tried to leave, but Clark stabbed him.
He was arrested a short time later. Fortunately, the victim recovered. Clark was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon, making a hate crime threat, and obstructing a peace officer. Also factoring into the 11-year sentence for the 34-year-old man was a prior conviction.
