Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer makes a statement in Sacramento Superior Court at CSU Sacramento. (Randall Benton / Associated Press) By Andrew J. Campa Staff Writer Follow June 25, 2025 6:51 PM PT Tyson Theodore Mayfield was convicted of two felonies, including a hate crime, and will spend at least 38 years in prison. Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer appealed an judge’s early sentence of five years. A swastika-tattooed man was convicted Monday of berating and menacing a pregnant Black woman and threatening the life of her unborn child and now faces at least 38 years in prison after the Orange County district attorney appealed an earlier sentence he called too “lenient.” The case began nearly seven years ago, when Tyson Theodore Mayfield, a self-proclaimed skinhead, berated and menaced a pregnant Black woman waiting for her bus on a Fullerton bench, according to prosecutors. The then-42-year-old Mission Viejo man clenched his fists and threatened the life of the woman’s unborn child, according to a criminal complaint. The woman, known as Jane Doe in court documents, fled and called Fullerton police, who didn’t locate the man. She soon returned to the bench and so did Mayfield, who threatened her again amid a barrage of racial slurs, according to court documents. This time, Doe tucked into a nearby restaurant and called the police, who found and apprehended Mayfield. That arrest and a guilty plea on two felony counts and one misdemeanor count initially resulted in a five-year sentence. After a series of court disputes and pressure from groups, including the Orange County district attorney’s office, Mayfield will serve at least 38 years, according to prosecutors.
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