Crime & Safety

Robert Downey Jr.'s Son Thrown in West Hollywood Jail

He was arrested on the suspicion of possessing cocaine.

The 20-year-old son of actor Robert Downey, Jr. spent about nine hours in jail in West Hollywood after sheriff's deputies arrested him with what they believed was cocaine, a sergeant said today.

Indio Falconer Downey was booked into the West Hollywood Jail one hour after his 2:20 p.m. Sunday arrest on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, believed to be cocaine, said Sgt. Dave Valentine of the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station. He also had some drug paraphernalia, Valentine said.

Downey was released at 12:19 a.m. today on $10,250 bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's inmate records.

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He is an actor known for his work in the 2005 movie "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," which also featured his father.

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