"I'm scared," Jacob told his approximately 100,000 subscribers when the video was posted. "I'm just kind of taking in what happened," Jacob said in the video, which then shows him hiking to the crash site to retrieve his cameras before spending what appears to be a harrowing day attempting to find his way out of the wilderness. Footage from cameras mounted on the plane shows the crash, and Jacob uses a selfie stick to film himself parachuting into a dry brush area, where he incurs minor injuries and is exposed to poison oak. By the two-minute mark, he jumps out of the plane. It starts with a view of Jacob giddily flying over Los Padres National Forest in California.Ībout a minute and a half into the video, the plane's propeller slows to a stop, and Jacob starts cursing. The video currently has 3.3 million views. YouTube did not respond to Ars' request to comment. Jacob and the prosecutors can either agree or disagree with that sentencing report, and then, ultimately, a judge will determine what sentence is imposed.Īrs could not immediately reach Jacob or his lawyer for comment. From there, Jacob would meet with the US Probation Office, which will draft a confidential pre-sentencing report recommending the sentence that the office thinks he deserves. If Jacob pleads guilty at that hearing, a federal judge will schedule a sentencing hearing several months later. After an initial court appearance-essentially a bond hearing-a change of plea hearing will be scheduled. A DOJ public information officer, Ciaran McEvoy, told Ars that Jacob has not yet pleaded guilty. Jacob is scheduled to appear in court in the coming weeks, the DOJ reported. The Los Angeles district court may impose a lesser sentence due to the plea deal, though. The crimes of destruction and concealment with intent to impede a federal investigation carry a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment and a potential fine of up to $250,000. In his plea agreement, California pilot Trevor Jacob admitted to "deliberately destroying" the plane wreckage and repeatedly lying to officials. TrevorJacob on YouTube reader comments 292 withĪ YouTuber who deliberately crashed a plane to "gain notoriety and make money" has agreed to plead guilty to obstructing a federal investigation, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced yesterday.
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