The shirtless man seen in photos from the riot inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, dressed in tan pants and a bearskin headdress with horns, has been arrested and charged in federal court.
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West Virginia House of Delegates member Derrick Evans, left, is given the oath of office Dec. 14, 2020, in the House chamber at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Evans recorded video of himself and fellow supporters of President Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 prompting calls for his resignation and thousands of signatures on an online petition advocating his removal. (Perry Bennett/West Virginia Legislature via AP)
CHARLESTON – Derrick Evans, the newly elected Republican House of Delegates member from Wayne County facing charges for illegal entry into the U.S. Capitol with others, resigned Saturday from the House.
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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 and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Both charges are misdemeanors.
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 grounds without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Both charges are misdemeanors.