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Pilot who deliberately crashed plane for YouTube video to plead guilty to obstruction

Trevor Jacob, a California YouTube creator who intentionally crashed a plane in 2021 in an effort to get views has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of obstructing an investigation, authorities announced Thursday. Jacob faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
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