Redmond O’Neal gets year of in-patient rehab

He pled no contest to felony possession of heroin, possession of a firearm

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updated 8/24/2011 5:03:10 PM ET

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Redmond O’Neal is heading back to rehab.

The son of actor Ryan O’Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett pleaded no contest to felony possession of heroin and being in possession of a firearm on Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

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As a result, a judge sentenced Redmond to a one-year, in-patient rehab program and five years of probation, the District Attorney’s office confirmed to Access Hollywood.

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“Redmond is grateful for the opportunity to receive additional intensive treatment,” his lawyer, Richard Pintal, told Radar Online, which first reported the news.

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As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Redmond was arrested on Aug. 2 in Santa Monica.

A spokesperson for the Santa Monica Police Department previously confirmed to Access that Redmond was pulled over at 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 2, for failing to stop at a red left turn arrow at Lincoln and Olympic.

Redmond was pulled over at the 600 block of Olympic Drive, not too far from the police department.

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A motor officer determined O’Neal was on probation, and therefore he had consent to search him and the vehicle he was driving, the spokesperson told Access.

The officer found a controlled substance believed to be heroin in the car.

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Prosecutors charged Redmond days later with felony heroin possession. He was also charged with being a felon, in possession of a firearm.

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>>> the troubled son of ryan o'neal and farrah fawcett has been ordered to enter what's called intensive rehab in a drug possession case. it's a tern warping from the judge.

>> redmond james o'neal your full name?

>> yes, your honor.

>> the son of ryan o'neal and late actress farrah fawcett pled not guilty to possession of heroin and unlawful possession of a firearm. o'neal could have faced six years in jail, but the judge keith schwarz on the recommendation of o'neal's psychiatrist sentenced the 26-year-old to five years' probation, ordered him to immediately check into a rehab facility for one year and never use drugs or alcohol again.

>> you're an addict.

>> most definitely, your honor.

>> he has a good chance because he has changed his attitude. not only because of the threat of state prison , which is part of it, but being willing to explore some of these things from his past that contributed to his addiction.

>> o'neal, farrah fawcett 's only child, has been battling drug addictions since he was 12 years old. he's been in and out of rehab and jailed two years ago when his mother lost her fight with cancer. o'neal faces a new challenge. the judge spelled out what would happen to him if he slips one more time.

>> if you come back in front of me,ly put the wood to you, period, no second chances, no pass go, no nothing. you're gone. do you understand that concept?

>> yes, i do, your honor.

>> you get six years on the other case, three years on this case, understand that?

>> crystal clear, your honor.

>> lawyers for redmond o'neal gave their client the help he needs to turn his life around. and in their words, drug rehabilitation is the best thing for redmond and society as a whole.

>> we hope it works this time for his sake.

>>> still to come, what happened

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