Veteran TV director and English baron Ray Austin gets suspended sentence in Va. antiques theft
By APThursday, February 4, 2010
TV director baron convicted in Va. antique theft
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Veteran TV director and English baron Raymond DeVere-Austin has been convicted of petit larceny in Virginia for taking cast iron statues from an antique store.
The 76-year-old, who also goes by the name Ray Austin, received a suspended six-month jail sentence Wednesday and must pay a $1,000 fine.
He was convicted of taking statues of Humpty Dumpty, a dog and a horse head from a shop in October. Neither DeVere-Austin nor his lawyer, David Thomas, returned calls seeking comment.
Austin has been a TV director since the 1960s. His credits include episodes of shows ranging from “The Avengers” and “Hawaii-Five-O” to “Magnum, P.I.” and “JAG.”
He is a baron by marriage to Wendy Devere-Austin.
Information from: The Daily Progress, www.dailyprogress.com
