Only idiots would commit crimes and video themselves doing it, and posting it on social media proclaiming what they did. That's what happened with this week's idiot, who was a Lawmaker in West Virginia (and should have known better) and who breached the Capitol during the Insurrection of January 6, 2021. UGH. Glad this idiot was forced to resign, AND that a judge gave him Jail time. He deserves a lot longer sentence than he got, too.
Former West Virginia state lawmaker Derrick Evans was sentenced to three months for his part in the U.S. Capitol attack last year.
Evans livestreamed himself joining the throng of Donald Trump supporters as some individuals smashed their way into the building. “We’re in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” he said once he made it though the doors. After initially pleading not guilty, Evans took a plea deal.
He narrated his exploits as he went along, shouting “Trump,” “The door’s cracked,” and “We’re goin’ in!”
“We’re in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” he said once he made it though the doors.
Evans later deleted the video, but it featured prominently in prosecutors’ case against him. After initially pleading not guilty, defending himself by saying he “committed no criminal act,” Evans took a plea deal.
He told Judge Royce C. Lamberth that he accepts responsibility for his actions, seated nearby a large Evans family photo, according to NBC News. Lamberth reportedly wished Evans well, telling him that he considered sentencing Evans to six months behind bars. Evans’ attorney had asked for no jail time.
“I just can’t give you probation in a case like this ... it doesn’t reflect the feeling in the country,” the judge said, according to CBS News reporter Rob Legare.
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