Police video shows actor Haley Joel Osment using slur about officer after arrest
Actor Haley Joel Osment was captured on police video using an antisemitic slur and suggesting he may seek to "punish" people who’ve “inconvenienced” him after his arrest on suspicion of public intoxication at a California ski lodge.
Actor Haley Joel Osment was captured on police video using an antisemitic slur and suggesting he may seek to "punish" people who’ve “inconvenienced” him after his arrest on suspicion of public intoxication at a California ski lodge.
Osment, who gained fame as a child actor in “Forrest Gump” and “The Sixth Sense,” was charged with possession of cocaine and disorderly conduct — under the influence of alcohol in public, both misdemeanors, the Mono County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
Body camera video of the April 8 incident at Mammoth Mountain, a well-known ski area south of Yosemite National Park, shows ski patrol telling responding police that Osment had gone to the bar and ordered a drink but appeared very intoxicated and became argumentative.
Police bodycam shows Haley Joel Osment being detained in Mammoth Lakes, Calif.Mammoth Lakes Police DepartmentWhen Osment tried to get on the lift, a member of the ski patrol said, the operator refused to load it and he was escorted to the parking lot.
When officers placed handcuffs on Osment, the video shows, the actor can be heard saying that he’s being attacked. When an officer asks him his name, Osment responds: “I’m an American.”
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