Tatum O’ Neil Arrested For Buying Cocaine
Tatum O’Neil, the youngest winner of the Oscar best actress award and daughter to actor Ryan O’ Neil has been arrested in New York Sunday night. She was reportedly caught by police officers trying to buy crack cocaine and powder cocaine. There are also reports that the former wife of John McEnroe had a crack pipe on her disposal. Alan Garcia, who is the suspected drug dealer has also been arrested and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance.
When O’Neil was approached by officers in the Lower East Side of Manhattan she said to them “Do you know who I am?” In a desperate attempt to get out of the situation, Tatum told police “’I’m researching a part - I’m doing this for a part as a junkie.”
The arrest of Tatum O’Neil was the result of a police drugs team who were conducting a sweep of an area which is a known drugs blackspot. The troubled actress has now been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.