Yahoo News Andi Mack actor fired by Disney after being arrested
Disney Channel has cut all ties with Andi Mack actor Stoney Westmoreland following his arrest yesterday (December 14).
According to Variety, the American actor was arrested this week for allegedly trying to arrange a sexual encounter with a minor.
A statement from a Disney Channel spokesperson confirmed that he will not be returning to his role on the show.
The statement read: "Stoney Westmoreland, an actor working on the series Andi Mack was arrested in Salt Lake City today.
"Given the nature of the charges and our responsibility for the welfare of employed minors, we have released him from his recurring role and he will not be returning to work on the series which wraps production on its third season next week."
Salt Lake City's ABC News 4 is claiming that Westmoreland was arrested where Andi Mack anchors production, in Utah, after attempting to arrange a meeting between himself and a person he believed to be 13-year-old who he'd met through an online dating app.
The local news outlet is reporting that Westmoreland faces one count of enticing a minor and four counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor.
He was taken into custody yesterday by the city's police force and members of the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force.
On Andi Mack, Westmoreland played the role of Andi's Grandad, Henry "Ham" Mack. His other acting credits include Agents of SHIELD and Scandal.
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