Hollywood Star Arrested For Alleged Assault

Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested on Monday for an alleged physical assault of a rideshare driver in Los Angeles.

Sutherland, 59, was arrested at Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood after police officers responded to a call reporting an assault shortly after midnight.

He was released later that day on $50,000 bond.

“The investigation determined that the suspect, later identified as Kiefer Sutherland, entered a rideshare vehicle, physically assaulted the driver (the victim), and made criminal threats toward the victim,” Los Angeles Police Officer Kevin Terzes said, according to NBC News.

His first court appearance is scheduled for February 2nd.

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NBC News has more:

Terzes said the victim didn’t sustain any injuries that required medical treatment at the scene and added that an investigation continued.

Sutherland was booked into jail a little after 4 a.m. on an unspecified felony charge, according to Los Angeles County jail records. He was assigned $50,000 bail and bonded out about seven hours later, the records show.

According to the Associated Press, the alleged assault isn’t the first time the award-winning actor has been in hot water.

Sutherland was jailed in 2007 after “pleading no contest to a drunken driving charge,” the outlet noted.

He also has a 2004 conviction for drunken driving.

Kiefer Sutherland was arrested this week following an alleged altercation with a ride-share driver … TMZ has confirmed.

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The Associated Press noted:

The British-born Canadian actor is best known for his longtime portrayal of federal agent Jack Bauer on the Fox TV ticking-time-bomb thriller “24” and several spinoffs. He also starred in “The Lost Boys” and “Young Guns” and appeared in two films directed by Rob Reiner, “Stand by Me” and “A Few Good Men.”

He is the son of Hollywood acting luminary Donald Sutherland.

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