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Former child actor arrested for assault with deadly weapon

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  • Former child actor Ethan Jamieson arrested on April 9 for assault with deadly weapon
  • Shooting incident occurred in Raleigh on March 23, with police alerted at 9:52 PM
  • Jamieson faces three counts, with victims listed as E.F., J.M., and K.W. in court documents

Ethan Jamieson was taken into custody on April 9. He faces three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill. The incident occurred in Raleigh, North Carolina, on March 23.

The Raleigh Police Department were alerted to shots fired at 9:52 PM local time. Police found a victim who reported that an unknown suspect riding an e-bike had fired a shot at their vehicle while they were driving. Detectives identified Ethan Jamieson, 27, as the individual who discharged a single gunshot in the direction of the victims' vehicle.

Jamieson was subsequently arrested and charged. W. in court documents obtained by the Daily Mail.

I knew that the books were popular, but I didn’t know that the movie was going to be so big.

Ethan Jamieson, Former child actor

Jamieson's next court appearance will be on April 30, for his disposition hearing. In March 2025, Jamieson was arrested and charged with resisting arrest, again in Raleigh, where he lives. Jamieson's sentence for the 2025 offence came three days after his latest alleged assault.

Jamieson's last acting stint was in 2013 for crime series Justified, playing Milo Truth. Ethan Jamieson appeared in The Hunger Games (2012) as a District 4 tribute. In 2012, Jamieson was cast in The Hunger Games alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth.

' Jamieson went on to star as Ethan in The Rusty Bucket Kids: Lincoln, Journey to 16, and a short film called Gravity. In the years that followed, Jamieson appeared in a documentary about the making of the Hunger Games and a TV mini series in 2017 titled Extras: The Hunger Games. His acting career highlights include his role in the blockbuster film The Hunger Games, which featured major Hollywood stars.

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