Ryan O'Neal Pleads Guilty to Drug Possession

[One2Snoop]

Jan 9, 2009
Ryan O'Neal Pleads Guilty to Drug Possession

Actor Ryan O'Neal has been sentenced to undergo 18 months of rehabilitation treatment after pleading guilty to drug possession.

The 67-year-old and his son Redmond, 23, appeared in court on Friday to enter pleas relating to their September arrest at their Malibu, Calif., home, when police discovered methamphetamines on Redmond's person and in Ryan's bedroom during a raid.

If the Oscar-nominated star completes the program, he will have the charge wiped from his record.

However, he must not possess any controlled substances and cannot associate with any known drug users outside of his family during that time.

O'Neal Sr. had previously denied using drugs, with his lawyer Mark Werksman saying at the time of the arrest: "The drugs found in Ryan's bedroom were Redmond's. He had confiscated them from Redmond. He was trying to keep them away from his son."

Now Werksman tells People.com, "Ryan was anxious to move on with his life with privacy and dignity and that's what we're trying to do here today."

Redmond, who has a history of drug abuse, is facing the same charge, and is due back in court on February 20 when his case will continue.

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[emmeblu]

Seems like drugs have been the downfall of the entire family. Redmond and Tatum did not have much of an example with their dad, Ryan.
Such a shame!

Wonder if it would have turned out the same without fame & money?

[ChunkyRed]

Drugs do not discriminate. Drugs don't care if you're rich, poor, pretty or ugly. It's just a shame that the family has access to anything they could possibly want and they choose that life. But what's even more scary is they have enough money to really do drugs! And Redmond is lucky all he had on him was that amount. I'm sure at any point, he's probably had so much drugs, that he didn't want anymore. I really feel for them all because they are all very likeable. They truly have problems that exist in which they all need counseling. Ryan's doing dope too. Once you confiscate drugs from your kid, you usually throw them away.