FORT WORTH, Texas — A Hurst man has pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement, resulting in body injury during the January 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to the Department of Justice.
Donald Hazard, 44, of Hurst, and Lucas Denney, 45, of Mansfield, were the sergeant-at-arms and president of the Patriot Boys of North Texas, a self-described militia, when on Jan. 6, 2021, they participated in the riot that breached the Capitol Building, according to the Justice Department. Before that day, the two men acquired protective gear in preparations for traveling to Washington, D.C.
Hazard bought a military-style helmet, knuckle gloves, goggles and body armor, according to the Justice Department. He was filmed on the day of the riot marching in D.C. by a newspaper photographer and telling the photographer, “Make sure you get my face and everything on your news channel. I want the enemy to know exactly who is coming after them.”
