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'Pretty Little Liars' actor sentenced to jail after gun dispute

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Last Updated : Aug 30 2017 | 6:22 AM IST

'Pretty Little Liars' actor Brandon Jones, who had a recurring role in the show, has been sentenced to 180 days in jail on Monday for pointing a gun at a neighbor.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirmed the 29-year-old actor pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count of assault with a firearm.

According to prosecutors, Jones revealed a concealed handgun during an argument with a neighbor at his North Hills home on October 30, 2015.

On March 24, 2016, Jones brandished a knife and pointed a handgun at a neighbor during a different dispute, prosecutors added.

Los Angeles police responded to the second incident.

At that time, he was sentenced to three years of probation with 30 days of community labor.

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Jones is required to take 26 anger management courses, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a statement Monday.

Brandon rose to fame with his recurring role on the first 6 seasons of Pretty Little Liars. He played Andrew on the show, a classmate of the Liars who was teased to be "A."

He was a series regular until they jumped forward 5 years and he was never seen again. Since then he's appeared on several popular TV series, including 'The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt', 'Big Bang Theory' and 'Doubt'.

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First Published: Aug 30 2017 | 6:22 AM IST

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