Cameron Douglas faces drug trial

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department took Douglas's photo

Cameron Douglas, 28, the son of actor Michael Douglas, is to stand trial on cocaine possession charges in the US.

Christopher Lane, 30, Cameron Douglas's companion, shares the charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of a hypodermic needle.

An extra charge of being under the influence of a controlled substance was added for Mr Douglas.

A Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputy says Mr Douglas and Mr Lane were found in a car near a motel on 22 July.

Deputy James McKarrell, the only witness at the hearing, said he and another deputy found a syringe on the car floorboard with liquid cocaine in it.

The deputy said Mr Lane claimed ownership of the syringe, and both men were arrested.

But Mr Douglas's lawyer, Juan Huerta, said Mr McKarrell failed to do his job by not testing the two men for sobriety.

His father, Michael, is married to Catherine Zeta Jones

Superior Court Judge Joseph Lodge upheld the charges at a pre-trial hearing.

The men are due to make their first court appearance for the case on 16 November.

Cameron Douglas appeared alongside his father and grandfather, Kirk Douglas, in the 2003 film It Runs in the Family.