Kash Patel Was Arrested for Public Intoxication and Public Urination, Unearthed Disclosure Reveals Michael Luciano Apr 24th, 2026, Jose Luis Magana/AP photo FBI Director Kash Patel was arrested twice in incidents relating to alcohol, a newly surfaced disclosure letter has revealed. On Friday, The Intercept reported that Patel, now 46, disclosed the arrests in a 2005 letter that accompanied his application to the Florida Bar. The unearthed arrests, which The Intercept noted are “not uncommon for those in their teens and twenties,” come as Patel has faced scrutiny about alcohol use in the present day. In the letter, which The Intercept said had not been previously reported, Patel stated that while a junior at the University of Richmond, he was arrested for public intoxication after he was escorted out of a basketball game. He was underage at the time. Patel said he paid a fine. “In February/March of 2005 , some friends and I were out celebrating,” P...