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BEING a famous face from soapland can open a lot of doors in life, from career opportunities to the best tables at top class restaurants - but it doesn’t stop you falling foul of the law. Yesterday, former Waterloo Road actor Craig Fitzpatrick, 34, was jailed for 18 months after threatening a family with a machete.

A former Watrerloo Road star has been jailed after threatening a family with a machete.

direct to your inboxA former TV star threatened a family with a machete and smashed the windows of their home during a drink and drug fuelled tirade. Craig Fitzpatrick, who starred in BBC drama Waterloo Road, turned up to his victims' home with his cousin after a volatile 'family dispute' caused 'emotions to run high', a judge said.Speaking to Fitzpatrick, who appeared via video link at Forest Bank, the judge said: "I am aware you are an actor, it has been said that you have been unable to fulfil your potential because of other factors, not least your use of alcohol and other substances and propensity to aggression."Minshull Street Crown Court heard that Fitzpatrick, from Oldham, was 'highly intoxicated and under the influence of drugs'

shoot vigilantes after he was accused of being involved in child abuse.An angry crowd gathered outside Craig Fitzpatrick’s home when allegations against him were made on Facebook.He was later seen on a video call brandishing a gun and warning: “The war is just beginning.”Fitzpatrick, 26, was jailed for a year at Hamilton Sheriff Court.He admitted having an imitation firearm with intent to cause Jodie McCrae to believe that violence would be used against others.Fitzpatrick also admitted threatening or abusive behaviour at home in Hamilton.Louise Beattie, prosecuting, said he had been a member of the vigilante group Maximum Exposure UK for several years.She told the court: “He was removed from the group in December after it was alleged he had