Former Star Wars child actor Jake Lloyd arrested over US car chase


Jake Lloyd is shown in this booking photo provided by Colleton County Sheriff's Office in Walterboro, South Carolina on Mnday. Lloyd, who appeared as a child playing young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace, was arrested in South Carolina after leading police on a high-speed car chase, according to TMZ. -- PHOTO: REUTERS.

MIAMI (AFP) - The US actor who played Anakin Skywalker as a child in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace was under arrest in South Carolina Monday after leading police on a wild, high-speed car chase last week, authorities said.

Jake Lloyd, 26, was charged with failure to stop and resisting arrest after Wednesday's incident in Colleton County, South Carolina, the county sheriff's office said. He was being held pending a bond hearing.

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