Trevor Jacob is going to prison.
The 30-year-old YouTuber and former Olympian has been sentenced to six months in prison after admitting he intentionally crashed his plane to “gain online views,” via People.
Trevor filmed the stunt in Santa Barbara County on November 24, 2021, via the Department of Justice, and reportedly hid the evidence from investigators.
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He later pled guilty on June 30 of this year to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation, via the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Central California.
Prosecutors said he “most likely committed this offense to generate social media and news coverage for himself and to obtain financial gain.”
Jacob eventually said that the motive was to earn commissions from The Ridge, a wallet manufacturer which sponsored the video.
“Pursuant to the sponsorship deal, Jacob agreed to promote the company’s wallet...
The 30-year-old YouTuber and former Olympian has been sentenced to six months in prison after admitting he intentionally crashed his plane to “gain online views,” via People.
Trevor filmed the stunt in Santa Barbara County on November 24, 2021, via the Department of Justice, and reportedly hid the evidence from investigators.
Keep reading to find out more…
He later pled guilty on June 30 of this year to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation, via the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Central California.
Prosecutors said he “most likely committed this offense to generate social media and news coverage for himself and to obtain financial gain.”
Jacob eventually said that the motive was to earn commissions from The Ridge, a wallet manufacturer which sponsored the video.
“Pursuant to the sponsorship deal, Jacob agreed to promote the company’s wallet...
- 12/4/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
YouTube pilot Trevor Jacob pleaded guilty to a felony charge after deliberately destroying the wreckage of a plane he intentionally crashed. The pilot purposefully downed the plane in Santa Barbara County on November 24, 2021, which he detailed in a YouTube video cleverly titled “I Crashed My Airplane.”
The video, uploaded in December 2021, has over three million views, but may result in Jacob spending up to 20 years in federal prison, according to the Justice Department. This week Jacob pleaded guilty to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct...
The video, uploaded in December 2021, has over three million views, but may result in Jacob spending up to 20 years in federal prison, according to the Justice Department. This week Jacob pleaded guilty to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct...
- 5/12/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
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