Redmond O’Nealthe only son of a Hollywood legend Farrah Fawcett again Ryan O’Nealwho first appeared in pictures of the devil’s face on the devil’s horn in his first public court appearance in nearly a decade.
O’Neal, 41, appeared in court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 10, eight years after he was charged with first-degree attempted murder following the alleged crime in May 2018.
In photos obtained by Daily Mail On Wednesday, March 11, O’Neal appeared handcuffed in court with devil horn tattoos visible on his forehead, one on either side of his face. He also sported a tattoo that read “F*** life” on his left hand, in each position.
Also visible was a tattoo on his left cheek that read “5250,” which he was seen sporting in a May 2018 photo. 5250 is California’s penal code that authorizes involuntary psychiatric hold for up to 14 days for people deemed a danger to themselves or others.
O’Neal was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery at a convenience store in May 2018 and is being held without bail, according to CNN. The following month, he was charged with attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of criminal threatening, one count of brandishing a knife and one count of battery, ABC News reported in June 2018.
O’Neal was accused of committing a multi-day crime spree from May 2 to 5, 2018, in which five men were beaten. One of the men was stabbed in the head, according to ABC.
“They all appear to be injured. However, it appears based on what we know now, that it started as an argument between strangers and quickly escalated into violent acts,” LAPD Sgt. Scotty Steven he told the store at the time.
In 2019, it was reported that O’Neal was deemed incompetent to stand trial in connection with the charges. I Daily Mail It was reported on Wednesday that he was found competent to face these charges last year, which is why he appeared in court this week.
Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett
Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesAccording to the MailO’Neal has been incarcerated in the mental institution, Patton State Hospital, in San Bernardino, California, for the past three and a half years.
“She found God at Patton State Hospital. The medication is working well and she goes to her life skills classes every day,” said O’Neal’s godfather, who was Fawcett’s hairdresser and close friend. Mela Murphyhe said as he left. “When I asked him, ‘Do you open up and help others out there in Patton?’ he always says, ‘Absolutely.’ He still has hope that he will come out.”
Fawcett died of rectal cancer at the age of 62 in June 2009. O’Neal’s father, Ryan O’Neal, died of heart failure in December 2023. He was 82.
After his arrest in May 2018, O’Neal blamed his parents for his struggles in life, including drug addiction.
“It’s not the drugs that have been the problem, it’s the mental trauma of my whole life – everything that’s happened in my life has affected me a lot,” he told RadarOnline. “Fighting with my father, being kicked out and living on the streets, being arrested, being locked up in a mental hospital, I’ve been humiliated all the time, just because of who my parents are.
