Redmond O’Neal, the troubled only son of late Hollywood legends Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett, fronted court on a slew of charges, including attempted murder, with terrifying tattoos on his face.
O’Neal, 41, with distinctive tattooed devil horns on his forehead and other tattoos covering his body, shuffled into court before Commissioner Humberto Benitez at Airport Courthouse Friday in beige jail garb and handcuffs without his attorney, Dana Cole, who called in remotely.
O’Neal is accused of going on a stabbing spree in Los Angeles. Frederick M. Brown for CA Post
The nepo baby son flashed his devil horns tattoos. Frederick M. Brown for CA PostHeavyset O’Neal, looking pale-faced, gave a noticeable sigh as he sat down at the defendant’s table.
He’s currently incarcerated at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino County, 65 miles east of Los Angeles, and spoke several times during the hearing in response to questions from Benitez.
His comments to the judge during the hearing included: “Yes, Sir.”, “Yes, I do Your Honor,” “Yes, Sir, Your Honor” and, finally, “Thank you, Your Honor.”
The hearing only lasted about five minutes, and mostly centered around the defense asking prosecution for more evidence.
Redmond O’Neal, aged 10, with Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett as she’s honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1995 WireImage
O’Neal, pictured with dad in 2013, has struggled with addiction over the years. FilmMagicThe case was continued until June 25.
O’Neal struggled with drug addiction from a young age, moving in and out of rehab throughout his life.
The some-time voice over actor’s father wrote a memoir in 2012, detailing his troubled marriage to Fawcett, including a chilling anecdote where the then-six year old threatened to stab himself if his parents didn’t stop fighting.
In a revealing Vanity Fair interview in 2009, Ryan O’Neill detailed his son’s drug problems, saying he’d been in rehab 13 times, calling him ”stupid” and a ”sap.”
“He has addictions he can’t control; he goes to sleep in his food. He’s never been out on the street for a year, because whatever he did, he got caught,” he told the magazine.
In 2018, he went on knife rampage across Los Angeles, attacking five men and robbing a 7-Eleven stores. He seriously injured two of his victims, including one who was stabbed in the face.
O’Neal is currently incarcerated at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino County. Frederick M. Brown for CA Post
O’Neal is the son of Hollywood legends Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal. WireImageHe was charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, making criminal threats and battery.
When his mental health was evaluated, it showed O’Neal suffered from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and antisocial personality disorder.
A judge in his case was forced to repeatedly halt court proceedings when medical experts testified that O’Neal could not meaningfully assist in his own defense — a requirement for trial.
What followed was more than a year of legal limbo as O’Neal was shuttled between courtrooms, psychiatric hospitals and jail cells as the court wrestled with whether the case could even move forward.
Redmond’s first stint in rehab for heroin addiction was when he was just 19.
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