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Olympic bottle thrower found guilty

Updated: January 11, 2013, 3:51 PM ET
Associated Press

LONDON -- A man who threw a plastic beer bottle onto the track and shouted abuse at Usain Bolt before the men's 100-meter final at the London Olympics was convicted Friday of public disorder.

Ashley Gill-Webb, who suffers from bipolar affective disorder, was found guilty by a London court of using threatening, abusive or disorderly behavior.

District Judge William Ashworth said the 34-year-old Gill-Webb was suffering from a "manic episode" but was still in control of his actions.

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