Redmond O’Neal was arrested for robbing a 7-Eleven before cops added charges of attempted murder — with the son of Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett accused of a series of violent muggings as he once again joined the ranks of celebrities in prison. Now RADAR Online reports that Redmond’s had a mental breakdown behind bars, and believes he’s “being controlled by cops.” Tragically, the strain was already showing in this exclusive ENQUIRER interview from behind bars with the showbiz prince….
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How are you holding up behind bars? It’s horrible. I just want to make bail.
I asked my dad to get me bail, and he said OK. But they’re not allowing me bail at the moment.
Are you hopeful you can turn things around? I don’t know what’s going to happen to me. I feel helpless and like nothing is going to work out. I
hate being in here.
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Are you suffering heroin withdrawal? The drugs aren’t a problem. I don’t do them all the time. I just got caught with some. I could go days without taking anything.
You requested a public defender. Don’t you want a paid attorney? I don’t trust
any of them. And if you have a paid defense, then the judge looks at you like you’re trying to get special treatment. I would rather represent myself.
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Are you suffering heroin withdrawal? The drugs aren’t a problem. I don’t do them all the time. I just got caught with some. I could go days without taking anything.
You requested a public defender. Don’t you want a paid attorney? I don’t trust
any of them. And if you have a paid defense, then the judge looks at you like you’re trying to get special treatment. I would rather represent myself.
Are you optimistic for the future? I’ve lost all hope. I don’t care anymore. The only thing I want to do is to get married and have a child and leave it all for them. I have all this money, but it’s not worth anything.
How did you ever find yourself robbing a store after all you’ve been through? Something happened to me. I’m not doing good. I can’t go back. I hated prison! And I don’t want to go to rehab.
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Has he attempted to get you to go to rehab? It’s not the drugs. Fighting with my father;
being kicked out and living on the streets; going to jail; being put in a psychiatric ward; being embarrassed —
all because of who my parents are. The pressure that came with that — it all set off a time bomb in my head. I never asked for any of this.
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Has he attempted to get you to go to rehab? It’s not the drugs. Fighting with my father;
being kicked out and living on the streets; going to jail; being put in a psychiatric ward; being embarrassed —
all because of who my parents are. The pressure that came with that — it all set off a time bomb in my head. I never asked for any of this.
When your mom passed away, you were in jail. Do you worry about your father while you’re being held here? I don’t know what’s going to happen to me. At trial, I could be looking at ten in prison. I worry about being inside
and my father getting ill. He’s 77 now.
Are you afraid of what you’re facing? I was inside when my mother died. I miss her. I can’t go back to prison again. I just can’t go back to that place.
How are you holding up behind bars? It’s horrible. I just want to make bail.
I asked my dad to get me bail, and he said OK. But they’re not allowing me bail at the moment.
Are you hopeful you can turn things around? I don’t know what’s going to happen to me. I feel helpless and like nothing is going to work out. I
hate being in here.
Are you suffering heroin withdrawal? The drugs aren’t a problem. I don’t do them all the time. I just got caught with some. I could go days without taking anything.
You requested a public defender. Don’t you want a paid attorney? I don’t trust
any of them. And if you have a paid defense, then the judge looks at you like you’re trying to get special treatment. I would rather represent myself.
Photo credit: Coleman-Rayner
Are you optimistic for the future? I’ve lost all hope. I don’t care anymore. The only thing I want to do is to get married and have a child and leave it all for them. I have all this money, but it’s not worth anything.
How did you ever find yourself robbing a store after all you’ve been through? Something happened to me. I’m not doing good. I can’t go back. I hated prison! And I don’t want to go to rehab.
Has he attempted to get you to go to rehab? It’s not the drugs. Fighting with my father;
being kicked out and living on the streets; going to jail; being put in a psychiatric ward; being embarrassed —
all because of who my parents are. The pressure that came with that — it all set off a time bomb in my head. I never asked for any of this.
When your mom passed away, you were in jail. Do you worry about your father while you’re being held here? I don’t know what’s going to happen to me. At trial, I could be looking at ten in prison. I worry about being inside
and my father getting ill. He’s 77 now.
Are you afraid of what you’re facing? I was inside when my mother died. I miss her. I can’t go back to prison again. I just can’t go back to that place.
