Sexagenarian actor Ryan O’Neal and his son with actress Farrah Fawcett, Redmond O’Neal, have been charged with possession of methamphetamine following their September arrest in Malibu.

Ryan and Redmond O’Neal, aged 67 and 23, respectively, were charged Wednesday with felony possession of methamphetamine and are scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 14 for their arraignment.

The father and son were arrested on Sept. 17 at the actor’s Malibu pad when police performed a routine check on Redmond O’Neal, who is on probation. Police said at the time that drugs were found on the son as well as in the father’s bedroom.

Both men were arrested and taken into custody at a local sheriff’s station. They were released a few hours later after posting $10,000 bail each.
Wednesday, Redmond O’Neal was also charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office with two misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one misdemeanor count of illegal possession of pepper spray.

Ryan O’Neal said it in September and he is saying it again now – the actor denies that the drugs found in his room belong to him. His lawyer, Mark Werksman, told People magazine that the actor was “frustrated” and “upset” to be charged since he does not use drugs and does not want his image associated with that of a drug user.

Werksman previously told the press that Ryan O’Neal was distressed about the arrests, especially since he was innocent and especially since he had focused on his acting and on taking care of his family.

The lawyer told People magazine Wednesday that his client had had a hard time over the years coping with his son’s substance abuse problem.

Ryan O’Neal is best known for portraying Oliver Barrett IV in the 1970 film adaptation of Erich Segal’s novel “Love Story,” a performance which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.