Crime

"Star Wars" star nabbed after S.C. police chase

/ AP

WALTERBORO, S.C. - A former "Star Wars" movie sequel child actor faces charges after leading South Carolina deputies on a chase hitting speeds over 100 mph.

Colleton County, South Carolina, Sheriff's Sgt. Kyle Strickland said Sunday that deputies on Wednesday arrested a 26-year-old man they confirmed through a former talent agent was Jake Lloyd. He played young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 movie "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace."

Strickland said the man gave his name as Jake Broadbent. He has a birthdate that matched the actor's listed by a movie database and a hometown of Fort Collins, Colorado, where Lloyd was born.

The chase lasted for more than 25 miles before Lloyd drove off Interstate 95, plowed through a fence, and continued speeding along a parallel frontage road, authorities said. The road ended at a dead end, but the vehicle kept going into a wooded area before it hit several small trees and stopped.

Lloyd remained in jail Sunday.

First published on June 22, 2015 / 4:22 PM EDT

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