Lawmaker Who Filmed Himself Entering US Capitol During Protest Charged With 2 Misdemeanors

Lawmaker Who Filmed Himself Entering US Capitol During Protest Charged With 2 Misdemeanors
West Virginia Republican state Del. Derrick Evans exits the Sidney L. Christie U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building after being arraigned in Huntington, W.Va., on Jan. 8, 2021. Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP
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A lawmaker from West Virginia who filmed himself while protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building in Washington earlier this week has been federally charged for entering a restricted area of the building.

Derrick Evans, 35, a Republican and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, was among other people from the state who traveled to Washington to attend the multi-day rallies that were organized near the White House against the Electoral College results and alleged election fraud.

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Lorenz Duchamps
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