Redmond O'Neal avoids jail with drug rehab plan

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) - Redmond O'Neal, son of actors Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett, will get another chance to kick his drug addiction before facing more jail time.

A Los Angeles judge placed O'Neal, 24, in an "intensive drug rehabilitation program that includes in-custody treatment at Wayside Honor Ranch," a court spokeswoman said Thursday. If he fails to complete the program, which will last at least a year, he could face up to four years in prison, said L.A. County Deputy District Attorney Tony Estradas.

Redmond O'Neal and his father were arrested last September when deputies found methamphetamine during a probation search at the Malibu home of 67-year-old Ryan O'Neal.