/ Source: The Associated Press
The man convicted of robbing actor Kal Penn, who was a White House aide at the time of the crime, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.
Twenty-year-old Marcellus Chambers of Washington also was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation.
Penn, whose given name is Kalpen Modi, was walking alone in city street in Washington in Washington in April 2010 when he was accosted by two men. One was armed and ordered Penn to the ground and stole his wallet and cell phones.
Penn was working in the White House's Office of Public Liaison at the time.
Penn is best known for the movie "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle" and he is joining the cast of "How I Met Your Mother."