A former West Virginia state lawmaker who resigned after participating in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony related to the deadly riot.
Derrick Evans had just been elected as a state delegate when he livestreamed himself pushing inside the US Capitol, screaming his own name, according to prosecutors."We're in, we're in!" Evans shouted in the livestream, according to his plea agreement.
Evans has also agreed to pay $2,000 in restitution for damage done to the Capitol building by the mob.Read MoreEvans was arrested two days after the riot, and later resigned his seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates."I take full responsibility for my actions, and deeply regret any hurt, pain or embarrassment I may have caused my family, friends, constituents and fellow West Virginians," he said in a statement at the time.
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