NAMES IN THE NEWS : Griffin O’Neal Released From Jail
<i> From Times staff and wire service reports</i>
ANNAPOLIS, Md. —
Actor Griffin O’Neal was released from jail today after serving 15 days for violating terms of probation for his involvement in the 1986 boating death of the son of director Francis Ford Coppola.
O’Neal, the son of actor Ryan O’Neal, said he made a few friends and “actually was pretty well liked” during his time in Anne Arundel County Detention Center. “I’m going home now,” he said, to “hold onto my animals and my girlfriend.” O’Neal, 24, was given an 18-day sentence for not performing 400 hours of community service ordered by the judge who found him guilty of reckless boating in the accident that killed Gian-Carlo Coppola. O’Neal got three days off for good behavior.