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Hunger Games Star Arrested for Assault with Weapon

Actor Ethan Jamieson has been arrested on three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill.The 27-year-old child star - who played a Distric...

Hunger Games Star Arrested for Assault with Weapon
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Actor Ethan Jamieson has been arrested on three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill.

The 27-year-old child star - who played a District 4 tribute in the popular 2012 film - was taken into custody on April 8, after he allegedly assaulted three men with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, according to court documents obtained by the Daily Mail.

The reported incident took place in Raleigh, , on March 23.

It's unclear who the three men are. They are listed as E.F., J.M., and K.W. in the documents.

He was denied bail on April 9, and his next court appearance is his disposition hearing on April 30. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to Jamieson's representative for comment. 

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Actor Ethan Jamieson, 27, has been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill, after he allegedly assaulted three men with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun on March 23; Pictured in his mugshot 

The child star - who was previously arrested in 2025 and charged with resisting arrest - played a District 4 tribute in the popular 2012 film The Hunger Games (seen in a still from the film)

Officers were alerted to shots fired at 9:52 p.m., local time, the Raleigh Police Department told People regarding the incident.

Upon arriving they found the victim, 'who reported that an unknown suspect riding an e-bike had fired a shot at their vehicle while they were driving.' Two other people were in the vehicle at the time.

 in March 2012, 'I knew that the books were popular, but I didn’t know that the movie was going to be so big.'

At the time Jamieson said that it was 'pretty awesome' how fans recognized him and asked for autographs at the Los Angeles red carpet premiere of the film. 

Despite starring in the huge blockbuster, Jamieson said he didn't want to pursue acting as a full-time career.

'I want to be just a normal person,' he said.

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