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Harry Potter actor jailed for rioting in London Mar 20th 2012, 16:23 Tweet Share this Email Print Actor Jamie Waylett arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London July 16, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Stephen Hird LONDON | Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:23pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Jamie Waylett, who played Hogwarts bully Vincent Crabbe in six of the Harry Potter films, was jailed for two years on Tuesday for being part of a mob during last summer's riots in London. Waylett, 22, was found guilty of violent disorder by a jury at London's Wood Green Crown Court, the Press Association reported. But the actor, who had already admitted swigging from a stolen bottle of champagne during the rioting, was cleared of intending to destroy or damage property with a petrol bomb he was pictured holding. Waylett, who already had a previous conviction for cannabis possession, was with a gang of at least four people who went into the Chalk Farm area of north London last August on the third day of violence in the capital. He was captured on CCTV at various points during the evening, often with a hood over his head. The footage shows him accepting a bottle of champagne from a rioter who had just looted the supermarket he was standing outside. Judge Simon Carr sentenced the actor to two years for violent disorder and 12 months for handling stolen goods, to run concurrently. Jailing him, the judge said: "Anyone watching the footage in this case can only imagine the mayhem that took place on the streets. "You chose to go out on to the streets on what was the third day of the violence. You were pictured on a number of occasions with a bottle full of petrol with a rag as a wick. "I accept ... that you did not throw or have any intention of throwing it, but merely being in possession of it would have been terrifying to anyone who saw you." Judge Carr told Waylett he would be eligible for release after a year in jail. The star, who had a shaved head and a goatee beard, wore a white shirt with an open collar and a dark suit to hear the sentencing. (Stephen Addison, editing by Paul Casciato) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints Entertainment News From the Wrap The Walt Disney Company will suffer a $200 million write-down, but most analysts still rate the stock a "buy" "Harry Potter" bully Jamie Waylett carried a Molotov cocktail and accepted stolen champagne during 2011 mayhem in London The Los Angeles Times slashes a dozen newsroom jobs and takes buy-outs from at least one senior editor Oscar-winner Tom Hanks said he was "blindsided" when a parent got up in blackface at a fundraiser for his child's school Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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