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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, who won election as a Republican in November to the 19th District representing Wayne County, was part ...

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 election as a Republican in November to the 19th District representing Wayne County, was part of a mob ...

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 signatures. In a statement issued Thursday evening, a lawyer for Evans said he will not voluntarily giv...

West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans was among the mob at a riot at the U.S. Capitol. Newly-sworn in West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans now faces federal charges after sweeping into the U.S. Capitol with a mob this week, federal law enforcement officials said during a press call today. “We’re in! We’re in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” the new lawmaker said live on video. He faces two federal misdemeanors, both punishable with fines and potential jail time: entering a restricted public building and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The initial announcement...