Personal Life
On 7 April 2009, Waylett and a friend were pulled over by police after Waylett took a photograph of the officers' car as they drove past. The officers then searched their vehicle, finding a knife and eight bags of cannabis. Other images on the camera led police to Waylett's mother's house, where additional cannabis plants were discovered being grown. Waylett was charged a month later for possession of the drug. He appeared in court on 16 July and pleaded guilty to growing the plants in his mother's home, but claimed that they were for his personal use and not for distribution. On 21 July, his 20th birthday, Waylett was sentenced to 120 hours of community service. Waylett had previously been accused of using cocaine in October 2006.
On 14 October 2011, Waylett was arrested for his alleged participation in the 2011 England riots. The Metropolitan Police charged him with "violent disorder, having an article with intent to destroy or damage property, and receiving stolen goods." Waylett was specifically accused of being in possession of a Molotov cocktail while looting a chemist in the Chalk Farm area of North London. He was also charged with cultivating cannabis after police found fifteen plants during a search of his home. On Tuesday 20 March 2012, Waylett was sentenced to two years in jail for taking part in the riots.
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