Redmond O’Neal, son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal, was taken into police custody at a Dec. 29 hearing for an alleged drug-related probation violation, his lawyer confirmed Tuesday. O’Neal had been undergoing in-patient rehab since September.

At a hearing Tuesday, Judge Michael Tynan ordered Redmond, 24, into a 30-day jail rehab facility pending a Feb. 2 progress report.

“It seems to me you haven’t got a clue as to what recovery means,” Judge Tynan lectured. “It’s a lifetime commitment. It’s grinding, hard, painful work.”

Redmond O’Neal told the court via letter that his relapse was related to family issues.

Despite his latest arrest, Redmond’s lawyer Richard Pintal said he was “confident” he could keep his client out of prison. The younger O’Neal has been arrested multiple times for drug charges over the years.

Redmond O’Neal appeared in court yesterday for a probation violation hearing. He was ordered to a drug rehab program at Wayside Honor Ranch. It is in-custody treatment. If he fails to complete rehab successfully, O’Neal will face up to four years in prison.

Prosecutor Tony Estradas spoke directly to O’Neal in court, saying: “Redmond O’Neal, welcome to drug court. This is an opportunity for you to change your life. If you successfully complete the program, any outstanding cases, past convictions, probation, will be dismissed and cleared from your record.”

“The program will take at least one year. During that time you will work with counselors. You will submit to drug tests, one-on-one counseling, a 12-step program. You will come to court frequently. People will help you. As part of this program, you must have a job, or schooling to help you get a job.”

“We don’t want you to be in jail, we want you to beat your addiction. If you fail to comply with your counselors, you could be sanctioned with writing an essay, community service, or jail.”

O’Neal, son of actors Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett, was then ordered back to court on May 28 for a progress report.

Okay, Perez. Twice in one day?! Come on.

Perez Hilton is under the false impression that an initial “not guilty” plea is some sort of indication that a criminal defendant wants people to believe he is innocent. And, as we mentioned here earlier, that’s just not the case. It makes for a dramatic blog post, sure. But it’s inaccurate and untruthful.

This afternoon, Perez reported that Redmond O’Neal pleaded not guilty to his newest drug charges. Perez says: “O’Neal must be suffering delusion or bitchassness! The former rehaber just pleaded Not Guilty on Wednesday in a Los Angeles County courthouse to his felony drug charges. Let’s guess, the drugs found on him, weren’t his. They were a friend’s?”

Dude. Calm down. Like we mentioned before, a “not guilty” plea at this point just means that he’s not ready to plead guilty. He can certainly go to trial if he wants to and if it’s appropriate. But even if he eventually pleads guilty (which he probably will do), he’s gonna start off with a “not guilty” plea. It just allows everyone involved more time to dig into the case and decide how best to resolve it.

Mountain out of less than a mole hill. Relax, Perez.

Redmond O’Neal, son of Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett, was given court permission to leave jail this weekend to visit his ill mother. He was allowed to leave the jail for three hours on Saturday after his attorney was given the judge’s permission on Friday.

The young O’Neal was reportedly escorted to Fawcett’s home by sheriff’s deputies at the family’s expense. Fawcett is battling cancer and has been in and out of the hospital lately.

Redmond was returned to custody to await his next hearing. He is jailed on drug charges and probation violations.

Redmond O’Neal, son of actor Ryan O’Neal and actress Farrah Fawcett, was arrested this morning for drug possession on jail grounds in California. O’Neal had just dropped off two friends who were going to visit an incarcerated friend when he was stopped in the parking lot.

O’Neal was reportedly found in possession of heroin and Xanax (presumable without a prescription). He is already in violation of his recent methamphetamine probation because he skipped out on court-ordered rehab last week.

Sadly, O’Neal is just 24 years old and his mother, Fawcett, is reportedly dying of cancer.