Kiefer Sutherland arrested after LA rideshare altercation | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly assaulting a rideshare driver early Monday morning.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the 24 star was taken into custody on suspicion of making criminal threats following an incident just south of the Hollywood Hills.
The LAPD said officers were called to a report of an assault shortly after midnight. Investigators allege the British-born Canadian actor entered a rideshare vehicle, then physically assaulted the driver and made threats against them.
Police confirmed the driver did not require medical treatment following the alleged attack.
Sutherland, 59, was arrested and released a few hours later on $50,000 (£37,192) bail, according to jail records cited by The Associated Press. His first hearing will be held on February 2.
Attempts by the AP to contact Sutherland’s representatives for comment were unsuccessful.
The actor has a criminal history related to alcohol. In 2007, he served time in prison after pleading no contest to a drunken driving charge.
He was also convicted of drunk driving in 2004 and has faced several other alcohol-related arrests since the 1990s.
Sutherland is known for his role as counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer on the popular Fox series. 24 and its by-products. His film work includes: TLost Boys, Young Guns, Stand by Me and A Few Good Men.
He is the son of the late Hollywood legend Donald Sutherland.
