Anonymous ID: 479dad July 8, 2022, 8:48 a.m. No.16679790   🗄️.is 🔗kun

"A former West Virginia lawmaker who livestreamed himself on Facebook storming the U.S. Capitol and cheering on what he described as a “revolution” was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison. Derrick Evans, 37, who pleaded guilty to a felony civil disorder charge, told the judge that he regrets his actions every day and is a “good person who unfortunately was caught up in a moment.” The Republican from Prichard, West Virginia, was sworn in as a member of the state's House of Delegates just weeks before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot that halted the certification of President Joe Biden's victory and left more than 100 police officers injured. Evans was arrested two days after the riot and promptly resigned a month before the start of the legislative session, so he never served a day in the legislature. Prosecutors had sought the three months behind bars, describing Evans as a leader in the riot who escalated the chaos at the Capitol by enthusiastically egging on the rioters around him. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth told Evans said time behind bars was necessary to reflect the seriousness of Evans' actions and help prevent something like the riot from ever happening again."

 

https://www.wvpublic.org/government/2022-06-22/former-w-va-lawmaker-gets-3-months-in-jan-6-riot