Jacob posted the video behind the charge — “I Crashed My Airplane” — on Dec. 23, 2021. As of Thursday, the nearly 13-minute clip had 2.9 million views.
admitted that he downed the aircraft to boost views for a sponsorship deal, authorities said Thursday.Jacob pleaded guilty to one count of destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years behind bars, the U.S. attorney’s office for Central California said in a news release.
Sign up for NECN newsletters. In a statement to The New York Times after the crash, Jacob said: “I’ll happily say I did not purposely crash my plane for views on YouTube.” According to the agreement, Jacob had intended to use the video for a sponsorship deal with an unnamed company that made wallets.
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