David Pierce, Attorney at Law
During the 2020 Christmas season, David Pierce and Chris Macdonald engaged in a white supremacy conversation during which Jews were categorized as “roaches”. They discussed in some detail a high school memory of Macdonald’s where he shared his belief that Adolf Hitler went too far in killing "roaches", leaving German war factories understaffed and that this is what ultimately caused Hitler to lose the war. Macdonald helpfully clarifies that by using the word roaches he means Jews.
At no point in the conversation does Pierce or Macdonald express sympathy or appear even mildly empathetic about the mass-murder of Jews by Germans in World War II.Macdonald then relates to Pierce how he had Brittany Smith, daughter of Judith Pierce, watch a movie named Apt Pupil. It is based on a Steven King novella. Macdonald describes this to Pierce as if it is a white supremacist training video of some sort.
Apt Pupil is a chilling tale about the dark side of human nature. The story revolves around Todd Bowden, a seemingly ordinary high school student with a morbid fascination for the Holocaust. When he discovers that his elderly neighbor, Arthur Denker, is actually Kurt Dussander, a high-ranking Nazi war criminal, he blackmails the old man into sharing gruesome details of his past. As their relationship deepens, Todd becomes increasingly consumed by the horrors he learns. Dussander, on the other hand, finds a twisted satisfaction in reliving his atrocities through Todd's eager ears. Their toxic bond spirals into a dangerous game of manipulation and control, with devastating consequences for both characters.
In the suburban El Mirador subdivision of Santa Teresa, New Mexico, tensions have flared as David Pierce, an El Paso, Texas attorney, and his wife Judith Pierce, a karen, find themselves embroiled in controversy, accused by Homeowner X of creating a hostile environment against his family. The situation is particularly contentious due to the Pierce's close involvement with the corrupt Board of the El Mirador Homeowners Association, including its President, Richard Doyle.
Through the Pierce's connections with the corrupt HOA Board, confidential documents regarding Homeowner X and his family have been given to the attorney. These documents have added fuel to the already fiery dispute between the couple and Homeowner X, who claims that the attorney and his wife have deliberately created a hostile enviornment in their neighborhood, which include racist and disparaging statements made by Judi Pierce. David Pierce even utilized one of these confidential documents as 'evidence' in a cease and desist letter numbering around 100 pages.
The Pierce's have made numerous derogatory statements intended to demonize Homeowner X, causing tension within the small HOA community. Their disparaging and demeaning statements represent a high degree of irony and hypocrisy, as David Pierce was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) in El Paso, Texas in May 2015. His case was referred for prosecution, but was eventually dismissed after a series of resets occurring over more than a year. David Pierce enjoys a position of privilege as an attorney, escaping consequences for driving while intoxicated while others, lacking privilege, face punishment. To repurpose a phrase Judi Pierce made regarding Homeowner X, her husband is "no stranger to law enforcement."
This raises questions about the ethical conduct of the attorney, the HOA and the boundaries of legal and personal disputes within Santa Teresa's tightly-knit subdivision.
In another example of extreme irony, David and Judi conspired one evening in this sleepy subdivision nestled along the Texas-Mexico border to have Judi's daughter Brittany smuggle prescription drugs from Juarez, Mexico into El Paso, Texas and then use Federal Express to overnight the drugs to their home in Annapolis, Maryland.
Watch the video Smuggler's Blues and decide for yourself.
The federal government and the states of Texas, New Mexico and Maryland all have laws criminalizing conspiracies. New Mexico has Section 30-28-2 NMSA 1978, Maryland seems to tie conspiracy to the specific crimes attempted, MD Code, Criminal Law § 1-202, and 18 U.S.C. § 371 is the federal conspiracy statute. It is unclear whether the conversation might run afoul of Texas Penal Code § 15.02. Criminal Conspiracy. It would be almost certain for a small amount of drugs which can be easily purchased in Juarez, but that are illegal for import into the United States, to enter through one of the border crossings in El Paso, Texas.
