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Feb 4, 2007 2:51 pm US/Central

Police Arrest Actor Ryan O'Neal On Assault Charges

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Deputies and paramedics arrived at O'Neal's Malibu residence early Saturday morning on a battery call. Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Lieutenant John Benedict says the actor allegedly assaulted his son.

Benedict did not provide details on what caused the fight and says an investigation is under way.

The 65-year-old actor was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and negligent discharge of a firearm. He was booked and released on a 50-thousand dollar bond.

Benedict says no one was treated for injuries.

The twice-divorced Ryan O'Neal, known for his boyish good looks, went from a T-V soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story." With his first wife, Joanna Moore, Griffin has two children, Griffin and actress Tatum O'Neal. He also has a son, Redmond, with actress Farrah Fawcett.

In 2001, he was diagnosed with leukemia.

The younger O'Neal has a history of trouble. In 1986, he was acquitted of manslaughter for a boating accident that killed
director Francis Ford Coppola's 23-year-old son, Gian-Carlo. In 1992, he avoided a possible three-year jail sentence by pleading no contest to charges he shot at his estranged girlfriend's unoccupied car."

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