Redmond OâNeal, the troubled only son of late Hollywood legends Ryan OâNeal and Farrah Fawcett, fronted court on a slew of charges, including attempted murder, with terrifying tattoos on his face.
OâNeal, 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.
Heavyset OâNeal, looking pale-faced, gave a noticeable sigh as he sat down at the defendantâs table.
Heâs 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: âYes, Sir.â, âYes, I do Your Honor,â âYes, Sir, Your Honorâ and, finally, âThank you, Your Honor.â
The hearing only lasted about five minutes, and mostly centered around the defense asking prosecution for more evidence.
The case was continued until June 25.
OâNeal struggled with drug addiction from a young age, moving in and out of rehab throughout his life.
The some-time voice over actorâs 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 didnât stop fighting.
In a revealing Vanity Fair interview in 2009, Ryan OâNeill detailed his sonâs drug problems, saying heâd been in rehab 13 times, calling him âstupidâ and a âsap.â
âHe has addictions he canât control; he goes to sleep in his food. Heâs never been out on the street for a year, because whatever he did, he got caught,â 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.
He was charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, making criminal threats and battery.
When his mental health was evaluated, it showed OâNeal 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 OâNeal could not meaningfully assist in his own defense â a requirement for trial.
What followed was more than a year of legal limbo as OâNeal was shuttled between courtrooms, psychiatric hospitals and jail cells as the court wrestled with whether the case could even move forward.
Redmondâs first stint in rehab for heroin addiction was when he was just 19.






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