Former child star Haley Joel Osment arrested after incident at ski resort
The incident took place earlier this month.
Haley Joel Osment has been arrested for public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance.
The actor, 37, was arrested while in Mammoth Lakes in California, earlier this week.
He is no longer in custody, but it has been reported that police believe the substance was cocaine.
Sergeant Jason Heilman confirmed to People: ‘He was booked and is no longer in custody.
‘Public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance are the charges related to the arrest [on April 8].’
A police source then confirmed to People on Wednesday: ‘The controlled substance right now is presumed to be cocaine. We sent it for testing. We will have the results soon.’
The police say that the actor was arrested in a car park on April 8 at 2pm local time, after being called because of the Sixth Sense’s star’s ‘unruly conduct.’
The mugshot of Joel has been released by police (Picture: Mono County Sheriff)It has yet to be announced if Osment will face charges, and the incident is still under investigation.
The actor has faced troubles with the law previously and was arrested in 2006 after crashing his car into a mailbox’s brick pillar.
A month after this incident, he was charged with misdemeanour DUIs (Driving under the influence) for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
The actor was given three years’ probation and 60 hours for an alcohol rehabilitation programme. He also paid a $1,500 fine and was required to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for six months.
The actor was praised for the 1999 film The Sixth Sense (Picture: Maureen Donaldson/Getty Images) Osment’s 2006 mug shot was released following his arrest for driving under the influence and marijuana possession in Los Angeles (Picture: Kypros/Getty Images)The star lost his home in the Eaton fire in January 2025.
In an interview with the Mentor Buffet podcast, he spoke about the challenges he has faced in California after living in the area for 15 years.
‘I had this very intense pandemic relationship that ended up going nowhere. Then things started picking up after the worst of the pandemic,’ he said.
‘Then there was the [SAG/WGA] strike, which I totally supported, but that put everything on hold for a very long time. And then we’ve had some political upheaval, and this house that had been my refuge during the pandemic was completely destroyed in the Eaton Fire.’
He wrote on social media at the time: ‘My heart would be so full every time I drove home. It was such a special place. I loved living there.’
His sister, Young Sheldon actress Emily Osment, also revealed that their parents lost their home in the same fires.
‘It’s been an extremely difficult month. Thank you to everyone that has reached out to my family in the wake of the fires.
‘Devastated for my mother my father and my brother who lost their homes in the Altadena fire,’ she said on social media in January 2025.
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