Man pleads guilty to assaulting police in lost Jan. 6 case

A Texas man pleaded guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol after federal prosecutors lost track of the case for three months.

Lucas Denney, 44, was arrested on Dec. 13 on several charges, including engaging in violence on restricted grounds, obstructing an official proceeding, and civil disorder, among other charges. After his first court appearance, officials ordered Denney to be moved from the Texas jail to Washington, D.C., for further proceedings.