A YouTube influencer and pilot agreed to plead guilty to intent to obstruct an investigation into a plane crash that he admitted staging, as he parachuted to safety and filmed both the crash and his own harrowing escape in order to make money on the video, which has now been viewed almost 3 million times.
Trevor Daniel Jacob of Lompoc, California, has agreed to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation that began in November 2021, just a day or two after the crash, according to federal prosecutors. The felony carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
