A former child actor who starred in one
of the Star Wars"movie sequels faces
charges after leading South Carolina
deputies on a high speed chase,
Colleton Country Sheriff's deputies on
Wednesday arrested 26 year old man they
confirmed through a former talent agent
was Jake Lloyd ,who played a young
Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 movie
The Star Wars"Episode 1-The Phantom
Menace"Sgt Kyle Strickland said Sunday,
The man gave his name as Jake Broadbent
Strickland said ,The man's birthdate matched
the actors listed by movie database IMDB
.com and a hometown of fort Collins,
Colorado,where Lloyd was born.
The man was charged with failing to stop
for officers and reckless driving after
hitting speeds over 100 miles an hour
Strickland said,
Deputies in coastal Charleston Country
initially tried to stop the fleeing vehicle
early Wednesday afternoon ,but quit chasing
after the man drove into neighbouring
Colleton county Sheriff's office Major
Eric Watson said Sunday
The chase lasted more than 25 miles before
Lloyd drove off Interstate 95, plowed
through a fence and continued speeding
along parallel frontage road ,authorities
said,The ended at a dead end ,but the vehicle
kept going into a wooded area before it
hit several small trees and stopped.
The man had not posted bond and remained
in jail Sunday evening Strickland said,
Lloyd said in 2012 interview that the role
he performed when he was 10 years old
made his youth hellish because he was
bullied by other children His last acting
credit was in 2005 according to IMDB
com
AP
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