DALLAS — A 28-year-old man from Austin has been convicted of kidnapping a 25-year-old woman in Dallas and dumping her body in the woods in East Texas, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Federal officials say Naasson Hazzard, of Austin, was charged in August 2024 and indicted in October 2024. Hazzard’s trial lasted nine days, DOJ officials said, and after approximately an hour of deliberation, he was convicted by a jury of kidnapping resulting in death.
“A young woman’s life was cut tragically short, her last moments likely spent in terror,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Chad Meacham. “But those final moments do not define her life. She mattered, her life had worth, and we are proud to put her kidnapper behind bars.”…