The O'Neal Family: Proving There Is No Fun In Dysfunctional
Wow. Where does one start with this bunch? Let's rewind back a couple of months to actress Tatum O'Neal's arrest in New York City buying cocaine. She's had a long history of substance abuse problems, dating back to her childhood, and has theorized that both nature and nurture has contributed to her ongoing struggle to stay clean. Tatum, for her part, said that getting busted by the police during this latest chapter saved her life and is still, as of this writing, sober and drug-free.
Not so, it would seem, for her father and half-brother. Redmond O'Neal, already on probation, was busted during a probation search. While the police were there, they busted dad Ryan O'Neal as well:
Ryan O'Neal and his son were arrested Wednesday morning after authorities said they found drugs at the actor's Malibu home during a routine check associated with Redmond O'Neal's probation.Investigators suspect both men had methamphetamine, but the substances still need to be tested, Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.
Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies and probation officers went to O'Neal's home for a routine check of Redmond O'Neal, who is serving three years of probation after pleading guilty in June to drug possession charges.
Whitmore said in addition to drugs that deputies suspect belong to Redmond O'Neal, deputies also found narcotics in Ryan O'Neal's living area. Both men were released after posting $10,000 bail and could be charged with felony possession of narcotics.
And you will recall Ryan being arrested last year for firing off a "warning shot" at his other son Griffin after his son started swinging at him with a fireplace poker. Sounds like the fun never stops at Casa O'Neal.
I could make a really cheezy joke here about "the family that does drugs together, goes to jail together," but I won't, because this is no laughing matter. Cocaine is bad enough, meth will eff you up bad. That stuff is nothing to mess around with and makes people go totally off their nut...not to mention extremely difficult (although not impossible) to kick.
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