Actor Michael Douglas' son Cameron pleaded guilty to having cocaine and heroin smuggled into the high security prison where he is being housed on unrelated drug charges.
Michael Douglas' troubled son pleaded guilty Thursday to yet another drug charge - this time confessing he managed to get drugs while locked up.Jacked from NY Daily News
Cameron Douglas, 32, admitted smuggling and possessing cocaine and heroin while in one of the most secure federal lockups in the country.
His famous father was not in court but sent out a statement supporting him.
"Cameron accepts full responsibility for his conduct, which involved a small user-quantity of drugs," Michael Douglas said.
"While he has made much progress, he is still not cured. Most people and their families are able to address this illness privately and outside of the spotlight. Unfortunately this has not been possible here - for reasons completely outside of his control. He thanks those that have rooted for his recovery and looks forward to the day when he will not disappoint."
Officials found the drugs in Cameron's cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan on Sunday. Cameron had been cooperating with the feds in a drug investigation.
The discovery - along with Douglas's admission that he also had drugs while in a federal prison in Pennsylvania - has sparked two investigations, prosecutors told a judge.
"What does this mean?" Federal District Judge Richard Berman asked. "Maybe I'm naïve but when I send somebody to the MCC…I thought this kind of thing doesn't happen."
"Yes Judge, the (Bureau of Prisons) began an investigation on Sunday and they turned it over to the FBI on Tuesday," Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Anderson said.
Berman scoffed at the suggestion Douglas be returned to the same jail after being caught with what Anderson termed "contraband."
"We're not talking about cigarettes here, you're talking about heroin, possibly cocaine," Berman said, suggesting Douglas be sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Douglas, who is already serving five-years for methamphetamine dealing, had previously been caught twice smuggling heroin inside an electronic toothbrush while on house arrest.
He also admitted while testifying earlier this month against David Escalera, a California drug dealer, that he convinced a lawyer to smuggle prescription drugs into jail for him.
On Thursday, the disheveled, haggard-looking Douglas, pleaded guilty before Berman in Manhattan Federal Court. Guidelines call for a 12-18 month sentence but Berman could sentence Douglas to as many as 20 additional years.
Douglas is expected to testify next week against Escalera's brother, Eduardo.
6 comments:
This pasty piece of shit was born into hollywood royalty and could have anything he wanted. But he became a heroin addict & chose a life of crime. All the opportunities this guy had, b/c of his family name & influence and he threw it away without a care. Now he's caught smuggling drugs into the prison he's doing time at. What a career loser. His dad might of screwed up as a father, but he had so many chances to change and he shit on it.
He is the dictionary definition of a loser.
Moron. His father and grandfather were established actors. All that fool had to do was chill. All that opportunity and he wants to stay high. The lawyer helped him smuggle the drugs in? Oh-wee!
How? I need to know how this stuff is done *serious face*
i like that MD was completely up front about everything and didn't try to cover up his son's wrong doing.
It must be Terribly PAINFUL to know you are the BIOLOGICAL Father of A COMPLETE LOSER !!!
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