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CHARLESTON – A newly elected Wayne County delegate now faces federal charges after taking part in storming the U.S. Capitol earlier this week has resigned. Derrick Evans (R-Wayne) was charged January 8 with entering a restricted area an entering the U.S. Capitol, according to federal officials taking part in a press call about the January 6 events. Attorney John H. Bryan, who is representing Evans, said his client was picked up by federal officials and was taken to federal court in Huntington. Evans  “The past few days have certainly been a difficult time for my family, colleagues and my...

Derrick Evans, arrested by the FBI and facing federal charges for entering the U.S. Capitol with a pro President Trump mob on Wednesday, has resigned from West Virginia’s House of

Evans CHARLESTON — Derrick Evans, the incoming member of the West Virginia House of Delegates who recorded himself breaking into the U.S. Capitol Building Wednesday with a mob to halt the certification of the presidential election, is facing criminal charges. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that Evans was one of more than 50 people charged with crimes linked to the storming of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. According to the criminal complaint, Evans faces two charges: knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and violent entry...

CHARLESTON — Derrick Evans, the incoming member of the West Virginia House of Delegates who recorded himself breaking into the U.S. Capitol Building Wednesday

Photo provided Incoming delegate Derrick Evans, R-Wayne. CHARLESTON — Derrick Evans, the incoming member of the West Virginia House of Delegates who recorded himself breaking into the U.S. Capitol Building Wednesday with a mob to halt the certification of the presidential election, is facing criminal charges. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that Evans was one of more than 50 people charged with crimes linked to the storming of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. According to the criminal complaint, Evans faces two charges: knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or...