Ryan O’Neal Called Cops To End His Son’s Crime Spree

Ryan O’Neal hired cops in a last-ditch bid to keep his troubled son Redmond away from drugs! But the “Love Story” stud’s tough-love effort failed — and Redmond remains behind bars after going on a bloody rampage! “There were drugs everywhere,” a source who worked for Ryan and Redmond’s mother, Farrah Fawcett, told The National ENQUIRER. “My job was to keep Redmond away from them. My brother knew lots of off-duty cops, so we paid a few to come and help. We had off-duty sheriffs drive us around.” But even that police presence couldn’t stop Redmond from obtaining drugs. Read on for details of Ryan’s failed effort to rescue Redmond, and click here for more news of celebrity drug abuse….

Ryan O’Neal Called Cops To End His Son’s Crime Spree

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“The dealers would do anything. They’d throw drugs over the wall even,” the source revealed. Redmond was behind bars on drug charges when his mother passed away in 2009, and entered a court-ordered treatment center in 2011 after being found in possession of heroin and firearms.

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Since then, he’s continued to battle addiction issues, and during a week-long crime spree, Redmond attacked aspiring actor Anton Folkerson with a knife.

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The crime wave ended with his arrest on May 8, after cops said Redmond — who inherited $4.5 million from his mom — robbed a 7-Eleven at knife-point for $60. He’s charged with armed robbery, plus possession of heroin and methamphetamines, and faces ten years in prison.

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In Redmond's only jailhouse interview, given to The ENQUIRER, the felon pegged his problems on “fighting with my father, being kicked out and living on the streets, going to jail, being put in a psychiatric ward, being embarrassed all the time, just because of who my parents are.”

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Ryan has tried to distance himself from his son, saying, “He can take care of himself. He’s not my responsibility.”

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“The dealers would do anything. They’d throw drugs over the wall even,” the source revealed. Redmond was behind bars on drug charges when his mother passed away in 2009, and entered a court-ordered treatment center in 2011 after being found in possession of heroin and firearms.

Photo credit: Coleman-Rayner.

Since then, he’s continued to battle addiction issues, and during a week-long crime spree, Redmond attacked aspiring actor Anton Folkerson with a knife.

Photo credit: InStar

The crime wave ended with his arrest on May 8, after cops said Redmond — who inherited $4.5 million from his mom — robbed a 7-Eleven at knife-point for $60. He’s charged with armed robbery, plus possession of heroin and methamphetamines, and faces ten years in prison.

Photo credit: Getty Images

In Redmond's only jailhouse interview, given to The ENQUIRER, the felon pegged his problems on “fighting with my father, being kicked out and living on the streets, going to jail, being put in a psychiatric ward, being embarrassed all the time, just because of who my parents are.”

Photo credit: Getty Images

Ryan has tried to distance himself from his son, saying, “He can take care of himself. He’s not my responsibility.”

Photo credit: Mega