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Michael Howie

Trevor Jacob: YouTuber who staged plane crash jailed for six months

An influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself parachuting to safety has been sentenced to six months in prison for obstructing the investigation by destroying the wreckage, the US justice department said.

Trevor Daniel Jacob, 30, an experienced pilot and skydiver, pleaded guilty in June to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation.

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