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"I hope this action I take today can remove any cloud of distraction from the state Legislature, so my colleagues can get to work in earnest building a brighter future for our state. And more importantly, I hope it helps to begin the healing process, so we can all move forward and come together as ‘One Nation, Under God,’” he added. In a since-deleted video that was widely shared online, Evans is seen clamoring inside a jampacked Capitol building doorway, trying with others to push his way inside. He hollers along with other loyalists of President Donald Trump and fist-bumps a law enfor...

West Virginia Del. Derrick Evans (R) live-streamed himself breaching the U.S. Capitol building.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Del. Derrick Evans resigned Saturday from the state House one day after federal authorities charged him in last week’s breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Derrick Evans resigns W.Va. House after entering U.S. Capitol with mob By January 9, 2021 - 1:51 pm Delegate Derrick Evans is pictured at his new desk at the state House of Delegates. (Perry Bennett/West Virginia Legislative Photography) Derrick Evans, facing federal charges for entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob, has resigned from West Virginia’s House of Delegates. “I hereby resign as a member of the House of Delegates, effective immediately,” Evans said in a one-page letter submitted to Gov. Jim Justice and the House. The House released another statement from Evans expressing reg...

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...