AUSTIN, Texas - The man accused of slapping and pulling a box cutter on a gay man on a CapMetro bus has been found guilty.

What we know:

George Johnson, 35, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. That charge includes a hate crime finding. His trial started Tuesday .

The victim says on June 14, 2022, he got a CapMetro bus, tried to pay, but it didn't work. The bus driver let him sit down anyway. Johnson was accused of yelling about him not paying and using homophobic slurs. At the end of the bus ride, Johnson went up to the victim with a box cutter and slapped him. The suspect got off at the bus stop on Norwood Park Boulevard.

APD was able to identify Johnson after receiving tips.

Johnson was sentenced to five years in prison, with jail credit for time he spent i

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