Cameron Douglas, son of Michael Douglas was sentenced Tuesday (April 20) to five years in prison for conspiring to sell crystal meth and for heroin possession.
Cameron stood before U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, as he announced the sentence. Dad, Michael, was present.
The charges are a result from an arrest last summer in a federal drug sting.
Douglas, 31, told the judge that he was sober for the first time in his adult life, and that he was grateful for the chance to get clean.
“I’d like to apologize to my family and loved ones for putting them through this nightmare of my making. I believe, your honor, things will be different this time, Cameron told the judge.
Judge Berman took into consideration more than two dozen letters written on Cameron’s behalf. One letter was a five-page handwritten letter from his father, Michael and a letter from his mother, Diandra, both of whom told the judge that they had failed Cameron as parents.
Douglas was facing a minimum of 10 years in prison under sentencing guidelines, but Judge Berman gave Douglas a sentence of five years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
“I think this case and sentence may well be his last chance to make it,” Judge Berman said.