Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Harry Potter actor sentenced for growing pot

Jamie Waylett ordered to carry out community service

Harry Potter star Jamie Waylett | Harry Potter star Jamie Waylett at the premiere of Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix in London | Now Magazine | Celebrity Gossip

Jamie Waylett has starred in all the Harry Potter movies

Jamie Waylett, an actor who stars in the Harry Potter movies, has been ordered to 120 hours of community service after pleading guilty that he grew 10 marijuana plants at his mother's home north of London.

In a 15-minute hearing Tuesday, Judge Timothy Workman passed sentence – deciding against jail time for the 20-year-old, as the jurist was satisfied that the cultivation was "small scale."

He added that Waylett was essentially a man of "good character" and had cooperated with authorities, reports Britain's Press Association.

Waylett plays school bully Vincent Crabbe in the movies, including the latest box-office sensation, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince.

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