Haley Joel Osment
was arrested last week at a California ski resort, USA TODAY confirms.
“The Sixth Sense”
and
“Forrest Gump”
actor was arrested April 8 on charges of disorderly conduct for public alcohol intoxication and possession of cocaine at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area resort in
Mammoth Lakes
, California, Mono County District Attorney David Anderson said in an April 17 statement.
Sergeant Jason Heilman of the Mammoth Lakes Police Department confirmed to
People magazine
and
Entertainment Weekly
that Osment is no longer in custody.
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Osment was characterized as a “difficult skier” based on a statement from the Mammoth Lakes Police Department’s press release. According to People magazine, the case remains under investigation, and the Mono County District Attorney’s Office has announced that the actor will face charges at his arraignment on July 7th.
USA TODAY has contacted Osment’s representatives, along with the Mammoth Lakes Police Department and the Mono County Sheriff’s Office.
When he was arrested, Osment, who hails from Los Angeles, was just days shy of turning 37 years old.
The
“Blink Twice”
actor has had previous run-ins with law enforcement. In 2018,
media
outlets
reported the actor was involved in an argument at a Las Vegas airport on Super Bowl Sunday, with police being called to respond to an “unruly passenger.”
There was also a 2006 arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol and misdemeanor drug possession, in an incident where he suffered a broken rib. The then-18-year-old Osment pleaded no contest and was sentenced to three years of probation, 60 hours in an alcohol rehabilitation program, attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous and a $1,500 fine.
Osment, who formerly resided in Altadena close to Eaton Canyon, lost his house in the
Los Angeles fires
He informed Abe Streep,
Meryl Streep
‘ cousin, within an extended article for
New York magazine
that he lost “500 records and a piano his parents had given him when he turned 18.”
The former child actor has increasingly done voice work in recent years, including for “Family Guy” and other TV shows including the Star Wars animated series “Young Jedi Adventures” and the Peacock and Dreamworks series “Megamind Rules!”
This story was updated to add new information.
The article initially appeared on USA TODAY:
Haley Joel Osment arrested at ski resort on public intoxication, drug possession charges