Jake Lloyd was charged with failing to stop for officers and reckless driving after hitting speeds over 100 miles an hour.
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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 County Sheriff's deputies on Wednesday arrested a 26-year-old man they confirmed through a former talent agent was Jake Lloyd, who played a young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 movie "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," Sgt. Kyle Strickland said Sunday.
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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 County initially tried to stop the fleeing vehicle early Wednesday afternoon, but quit chasing after the man drove into neighboring Colleton County, Sheriff's Office Major Eric Watson said Sunday.
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.
The man had not posted bond and remained in jail Sunday, Strickland said.
In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, Princess Leia's slave bikini, right, and her Boushh disguise are displayed as part of an exhibit on the costumes of Star Wars at Seattleu00eds EMP Museum. The creators of the new exhibit, with 60 original costumes from the six Star Wars movies, are hoping to gather geeks, fashionistas and movie fans together to discuss how clothing helps set the scene. The exhibit, u00ecRebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and the Power of Costume,u00ee will be in Seattle through early October and then travel across the United States through 2020. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, project director Saul Drake stands-in where visitors are likely to want their photo taken in front of a Darth Vader costume on display as part of an exhibit on the costumes of Star Wars at Seattle's EMP Museum. Click through for more images.
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The exhibit, "Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars and the Power of Costume," will be in Seattle through early October and then travel across the United States through 2020.
Princess Leia's slave bikini, right, and her Boushh disguise are displayed.
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C-3PO, left, and R2-D2 costumes are displayed as part of an exhibit on the costumes of Star Wars at Seattle's EMP Museum.
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Sith robes and lightsabers are displayed
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A stormtrooper costume is displayed in view of Chewbacca and military uniforms
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The Senate gown of Queen Amidala, center, is seen with handmaiden gowns.
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Queen Amidala's throne room gown, left, and Obi-Wan Kenobi's costume.
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Boba Fett costumes.
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Senate and Trade Federation robes are displayed.
Lloyd said in a 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.
