Two people alleged to be featured in viral photographs of the assault on the U.S. Capitol were taken into custody on Saturday. One was pictured carrying House Speaker Nancy s Pelosi s lectern and another, a man known as QAnon Shaman, was seen shirtless and wearing bull horns with his face painted in multiple photos.
The news comes as the U.S. attorney s office said on Saturday that it would be investigating the deaths at the Capitol, including of the woman who was killed by Capitol Police.
U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin s civil rights division will be investigating the death of Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter who was shot to death by Capitol Police during Wednesday s riot. The U.S. attorney s office will also be investigating the death of Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died Thursday after incurring injuries while physically engaging with protesters.
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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 of a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington as Congress met to certify Electoral College votes by the states.
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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 that stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday as Congress met to certify Electoral College votes by the states.
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 give up the elected position.