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Tue Dec 5, 2023, 12:00 AM Dec 2023

YouTuber who staged California plane crash gets 6 months in prison for obstructing investigation

Source: Associated Press

YouTuber who staged California plane crash gets 6 months in prison for obstructing investigation

Updated 10:36 PM EST, December 4, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself parachuting to safety was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for obstructing the investigation by destroying the wreckage, the U.S. Justice Department.

Trevor Daniel Jacob, 30, an experienced pilot and skydiver, pleaded guilty in June to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation.

The video titled “I Crashed My Airplane” appeared in December 2021 and purported to show Jacob’s small plane have engine failure over the mountainous Los Padres National Forest in Santa Barbara County. Already wearing a parachute, he jumped out with a selfie stick camera in hand.

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According to the plea agreement, Jacob had a sponsorship deal to promote a company’s product in a video he would post, and he never intended to complete the Nov. 24, 2021, flight.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/youtuber-staged-plane-crash-prison-california-cebd22d6607f397c0ff88b3afdc50d67

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YouTuber who staged California plane crash gets 6 months in prison for obstructing investigation (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2023 OP
Federal prison ao he will have to serve most of it Demovictory9 Dec 2023 #1
jumped out with a selfie stick Skittles Dec 2023 #2
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