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Two people alleged to be featured in viral photographs of the assault on the U.S. Capitol were taken into custody on Saturday. One was pictured carrying House Speaker Nancys Pelosis lectern and another, a man known as "QAnon Shaman," was seen shirtless and wearing bull horns with his face painted in multiple photos. The news comes as the U.S. attorneys office said on Saturday that it would be investigating the deaths at the Capitol, including of the woman who was killed by Capitol Police. U.S. ...

Republican Derrick Evans "committed no criminal act that day," his lawyer says.

For The Intelligencer Photos Provided At left, incoming Delegate Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, is sworn in Dec. 1. At right, Evans is shown on a video he took with his phone, preparing to enter the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday. CHARLESTON — An incoming member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has come under scrutiny for his involvement in a mob that broke into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to stop the certification of former Vice President Joe Biden as President-elect. Derrick Evans, wh...

Staff writer Delegate Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, is sworn in Dec. 1, at left. Evans, at right, as shown on a video he took with his phone, preparing to enter the U.S. Capitol Building, Wednesday. -- Contributed CHARLESTON — An newly elected member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has come under scrutiny for his involvement in a mob that broke into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in an attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. Derrick Evans, who won ele...

New W.Va. delegate who videoed mob in U.S. Capitol says he will not resign By January 7, 2021 - 3:42 pm Delegate Derrick Evans is pictured at his new desk at the state House of Delegates. (Perry Bennett/West Virginia Legislative Photography) As soon as next week, West Virginia delegates could consider the removal of a newly-sworn in lawmaker who surged into a U.S. Capitol riot. New Delegate Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, is already subject of a public petition for removal, which has thousands of sig...

Derrick Evans, a newly elected member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, recorded himself as he stormed into the Capitol building Wednesday among other pro-Trump supporters. He has said he was there as an "independent member of the media" to film history.

He claimed that he travelled to the Capitol to film the events as an "independent member of the media." "I want to assure you all that I did not have any negative interactions with law enforcement nor did I participate in any destruction that may have occurred," Evans said in the statement. "I was simply there as an independent member of the media to film history." Evans, who was sworn into office last month and represents West Virginias Wayne County, is known as a local anti-abortion protes...

Derrick Evans, 34, was recently elected to West Virginias House of Delegates   On Wednesday, he was among pro-Trump mob that stormed US Capitol building  Evans posted five-minute clip on Facebook showing group at building entrance  He is heard cheering and chanting as entrance door to the building is opened  Once inside, Evans tells a police officer: We respect you. Its nothing personal  Evans is also heard telling others in the group not to vandalize property inside  Democrats and Repub...

Call for GOP West Virginia Delegate Who Stormed Capitol To Face Criminal Charges Newsweek 7/01/2021 Brendan Cole © Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Crowds gather outside the U.S. Capitol for the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. There are calls for a West Virginia lawmaker who filmed himself inside the Capitol to be suspended. There have been calls for a newly-elected West Virginia lawmaker to be suspended and even face prosecution after footage s...