According to one magistrate., he's a "frequent flyer" in Sydney courtrooms. But Andrew O’Keefe was out of sight today. Behind bars as his lawyer fronted the magistrate and the media on his behalf. Evan James, Defence Lawyer - Inappropriate to comment Once synonymous with TV game shows. A court today heard, O'Keefe is now "lucky to be alive". He had a brush with death over the weekend, after a suspected drug overdose at a Vaucluse home. Police later allegedly found crystal methylamphetamine in his car. He was charged with possessing the drug and breaching bail. His lawyer didn't make an application for his release prison the magistrate said is now "the best thing to do", "if he wants to stay alive". While O'Keefe will now stay in custody, his lawyer said he may make an application for bail at his next court appearance in October. If a bed became available at a rehab facility. But the court heard that had been: Jacqueline Milledge, Magistrate - "Tried and tested and failed". "He's been there. He's tried that. It's absolutely tragic.", "God help him! It's a shame he doesn't have an epiphany." O’Keefe will return to court next month.
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00:00According to one magistrate, he's a frequent flyer in Sydney courtrooms, but Andrew O'Keefe
00:08was out of sight today, behind bars, as his lawyer fronted the magistrate and the media
00:13on his behalf.
00:14If you guys know as well as I do, it would be inappropriate to comment at this stage.
00:18Once synonymous with TV game shows, a court today heard O'Keefe is now lucky to be alive.
00:25He had a brush with death over the weekend after a suspected drug overdose at a Vaucluse
00:30home.
00:31Police later allegedly found crystal methylamphetamine in his car.
00:36He was charged with possessing the drug and breaching bail.
00:40His lawyer didn't make an application for his release.
00:43Prison, the magistrate said, is now the best thing to do if he wants to stay alive.
00:49While O'Keefe will now stay in custody, his lawyer said he may make an application for
00:54bail at his next court appearance in October if a bed becomes available at a rehab facility.
01:01But the court heard that had been tried and tested and failed.
01:05He's been there.
01:06He's tried that.
01:07It's absolutely tragic.
01:09God help him.
01:10It's a shame he doesn't have an epiphany.
01:13O'Keefe will return to court next month.