Massachusetts man accused of beating parents and setting home on fire, leaving them to die

A man was arrested after allegedly beating his elderly parents lighting their Massachusetts home on fire and leaving them in the residence despite their pleas for help according to agents Darius Hazard was charged with murder and arson after his parents -year-old Venture and -year-old Donald were ascertained dead in the living room of their burned North Adams home on Monday according to the Berkshire District Attorney s Office Hazard confessed to physically assaulting his parents inside their home pouring gasoline on the floor and setting the house on fire before driving away and abandoning them in the burning structure investigators reported Both of the suspect's parents were identified dead in the home by firefighters who responded to the blaze at about a m on Monday morning The therapeutic examiner ruled their cause of death as smoke inhalation ILLINOIS MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON AFTER ALLEGEDLY SETTING HOME ABLAZE ON THANKSGIVINGPolice later took Hazard into custody at a Walmart parking lot Officers frisked him and he reported he had a knife in his car He declared he had attempted to stab himself and he had injuries to his thigh and chest Prosecutors stated Hazard informed the officers he became really really angry while he and his father were helping his mother who had difficulty walking and suffered from advanced arthritis and scoliosis after she fell around a m court documents show according to WNYT I guess I snapped he explained Hazard was yelling at them and hitting them repeatedly the outlet shared His father stated him to stop which he eventually did He then shoved both parents to the floor and struck them with various objects as well as his fist He even threw a fan at his father He poured gasoline on the floor upstairs and in the living room set a match and drove away His parents were injured but alive when he left He recounted police they were yelling come back and help me help us we are in trouble as he left the home WHO IS JONATHAN RINDERKNECHT PALISADES FIRE SUSPECT ACCUSED OF SPARKING DEADLY BLAZE Hazard explained he knew he should not have lost his cool like this He explained he had lost his temper in the past and yelled or broken things but this was the first time he assaulted his parents He has pleaded not guilty and remains held without bail at Berkshire County House of Correction News released