A West Virginia state lawmaker resigned on Saturday as he faces charges of entering a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol after he livestreamed himself with rioters.
In a letter, Republican Del. Derrick Evans notified Gov. Jim Justice he was stepping down, effective immediately.
Evans, 35, appeared before a federal judge in Huntington, West Virginia, on Friday after being arrested. If convicted, he faces up to a year and a half in federal prison for 2 misdemeanor charges: entering a restricted area and disorderly behavior .
Evans issued a press release Saturday that he takes full responsibility for his actions, adding he deemed it best for him to resign to “focus on my personal situation and people i really like .”
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