Renfro Stung by LAPD
Sounds like the Apt Pupil hasn't quite learned his lesson.
Brad Renfro was busted in an LAPD sting operation Thursday, after allegedly attempting to buy heroin from an undercover cop.
The 23-year-old former child star, along with 14 others, was booked for investigation of felony attempting to possess heroin, according to police.
"We want to send the message that if you come to downtown for drugs, you will be arrested," said Los Angeles police captain Andy Smith.
The actor was released from custody late Thursday night on $10,000 bail.
Six undercover narcotics officers were involved in the sting, which went down Thursday afternoon in the notorious 50-block Skid Row section of downtown Los Angeles.
"More heroin is sold around the Skid Row area than all other places in California combined," said Smith.
The officers involved in the sting posed as drug dealers, selling balloons filled with fake heroin.
Despite the presence of several newspaper, radio and TV reporters covering the operation, buyers were apparently undeterred from approaching the cops.
The operation was part of a campaign by city and state officials against Skid Row drug dealing.
The arrest was just the latest for The Client star.
Renfro was charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana in 1998, but avoided jail time after striking a plea bargain.
In 2001, Renfro was sentenced to two years' probation on charges of attempting to steal a yacht in Fort Lauderdale, and five months later was arrested and charged with underage drinking.
In 2002, he was arrested for driving without a license and public intoxication. As both charges violated the terms of his probation, Renfro was ordered to enter a rehab program.
Renfro made his screen debut at the age of 12 opposite Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones in 1994's The Client; starring roles followed in Tom and Huck , Sleepers and Apt Pupil. Renfro's key credits of late include supporting roles in 2001's Ghost World, with Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson, and 2005's The Jacket, with Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley. Next up is the big-screen drama Nobody's Hero opposite songbird Nelly Furtado.
The actor is due back in court Dec. 30.





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