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A former Olympian who intentionally crashed his plane and made a YouTube video of himself parachuting to gain internet fame has been sentenced to six months behind bars for the infamous stunt.

“This was a massive learning experience,” the California man told McClatchy News.

US News: Trevor D. Jacob, a YouTuber known for staging a plane crash, has been sentenced to prison for obstructing the investigation. He intentionally crashed

An influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself parachuting to safety was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for obstructing the investigation by destroying the wreckage, the U.S. Justice Department.

A pilot and former Olympic snowboarder has been sent to prison for six months for obstructing justice by destroying the wreckage of an airplane he purposely crashed in southern California for a YouTube video.

Trevor Daniel Jacob staged a plane crash during a solo flight in 2021, intending to make money after posting video of it online.

An influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself parachuting to safety was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for obstructing the investigation by destroying the wreckage, the U.S. Justice Department.

Trevor Daniel Jacob, 30, sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for obstructing the investigation.

Trevor Jacob, an Olympic snowboarder from Lompoc, California, was sentenced to six months in prison for intentionally crashing a plane for views on YouTube.

An influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself parachuting to safety was sentenced on Monday to six months in federal...