Trevor Jacob is going to prison.
The 30-year-old YouTuber and former Olympian has been sentenced to six months in prison after admitting that he intentionally crashed his plane to “get online views,” via People.
Trevor filmed the stunt in Santa Barbara County on November 24, 2021, through the Department of Justice, and reportedly hid the evidence from investigators.
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He subsequently pleaded guilty on June 30 of this year to one count of destruction and concealment with intent to obstruct a federal investigation, through the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Central California.
Prosecutors said he “most likely committed this crime to generate news and social media coverage for himself and for financial gain.”
Jacob eventually said the motive was to earn commissions from The Ridge, a wallet manufacturer that sponsored the video.
“Pursuant to the sponsorship agreement, Jacob agreed to promote the company’s wallet in a YouTube video that he would post,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement, via People.
“It seems that [Jacob] “He exercised exceptionally poor judgment in committing this crime,” they said, adding that his conduct “cannot be tolerated.”
Jacob reportedly installed cameras inside the plane before taking off from Lompoc City Airport, supposedly for a trip to Mammoth Lakes.
Instead, Jacob intentionally crashed the plane according to the report, landing in an area of dry brush in the Los Padres National Forest. He also filmed himself parachuting to the ground after being ejected from the plane.
Jacob then walked to the wreckage of the plane “and recovered data containing the video recording of his flight and the plane crash,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
On December 23, 2021, Jacob posted a video titled “I Crashed My Plane” that showed him “parachuting from the plane and the subsequent crash of the plane,” via the statement. The video has since been removed from YouTube.
The FAA revoked Jacob’s pilot’s license in April 2022. More than a year later, he pleaded guilty to obstructing the investigation, which carried a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
He represented the United States in snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn