A YouTuber who intentionally crashed his plane in Southern California and recorded a video of it in a scheme \u201cto gain notoriety and to make money\u201d has been sentenced to six months in prison for obstructing an investigation into the crash by destroying the wreckage, federal prosecutors said Monday.<\/p>\n
The YouTuber, Trevor D. Jacob, 30, of Lompoc, Calif., pleaded guilty in June to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation, after he removed the wrecked plane from the crash site in December 2021, just over two weeks after the episode, according to a plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
He was sentenced on Wednesday by Judge John F. Walter, and ordered to surrender to the authorities by Jan. 29. \u201cThis experience has been so humbling,\u201d Mr. Jacob said in a statement shared by his lawyers. He described the sentence as the \u201cright decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n A YouTuber who intentionally crashed his plane in California and recorded a video of it in a scheme \u201cto gain notoriety and to make money\u201d was sentenced to six months in prison for obstructing an investigation by destroying the wreckage, prosecutors said. https:\/\/t.co\/PBiiRItPTI<\/a><\/p>\n — The New York Times (@nytimes) December 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n