Jurassic World 2 actor James Cromwell jailed

Actor James Cromwell faces a week behind bars.

After refusing to pay a fine following his arrest at a protest in New York, actor James Cromwell has been sentenced to 7 days in Orange County Jail.

“James Cromwell has been sentenced to jail following his arrest during a power plant protest in New York back in 2015,” reports Variety. “The Emmy-winning actor will face seven days behind bars after refusing to pay fines levied against him after his initial arrest.”

And it sounds as though it’s all about his principles.

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James Cromwell is perhaps best known as Farmer Hoggett in the hit kids film ‘Babe’ but has starred in over 200 film roles… including the upcoming ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’.

So, what’s this all about?

A New York court decided on Thursday that James Cromwell, along with two other environmental activists, will spend 7 days in jail for their roles in a power plant protest.

James Cromwell, Pramilla Malick, Madeline Shaw, and three other protesters were arrested back in December 2015 after a sit-in at a Competitive Power Ventures natural gas site. All six were charged with obstruction of traffic.

“Wawayanda Town Justice Timothy McElduff Jr. fined each of them $250 plus a $125 surcharge, originally due to be paid by Thursday. However, only three of the six — Terri Klemm, Naomi Miller, and Maureen Murphy-Smolka — paid their fines on time.”

The actor originally had until 3:15PM on Friday 30 July to change his mind and pay up… but despite the sentencing of 7 days jail time, the deadline has been extended until 14 July to fork out the $375 fine.

But it sounds as though Cromwell won’t be changing his mind.

“If we don’t stay together, nothing will change,” he told the Times-Herald Record after refusing to pay his fine on Thursday. “Power to the people.”

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