Police have charged actor Brad Renfro, the youngster from “The Client” and “Apt Pupil,” with grand theft after he and a friend were accused of taking a 45-foot yacht from its berth in Florida on Monday morning. According to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., police reports, the dynamic duo forgot to untie the boat’s dock lines. When the pair tried to leave the dock, the $175,000 vessel was pulled back, damaging the stern and stranding the boys.
Renfro and his pal Harold Bond, 24, were held by nearby boaters until police and the boat’s manager arrived.
Fort Lauderdale Police Department spokesman Mike Reed said the actor was evasive when he was questioned by detectives Monday. Renfro was released from jail that night on $10,000 bail.
The teen was in town shooting his next film, “Bully.” Cameras had been scheduled to role Tuesday on the Tri-Mark film.
Renfro has been in trouble with the law before. In 1998, he was arrested after police found cocaine and marijuana in his pocket. He agreed to random drug testing as part of a plea bargain.
