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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 Virginia's Wayne County, is known as a local anti-abortion protester. In 2019, an abortion clinic employee in Charleston, West Virginia, filed a restraining order a...
Derrick Evans, 34, was recently elected to West Virginia's 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. It's nothing personal' Evans is also heard telling others in the group not to vandalize property inside Democrats and Republicans in West Virginia condemned Evans over incident Online petition demanding his removal for ...
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 showed him at the center of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. Derrick Evans assumed of...