Kiefer Sutherland arrested after allegedly assaulting ride-share driver – National

Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested in Los Angeles after an alleged physical altercation with a ride-share driver, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Sutherland, 59, was arrested just after midnight on Monday after officers responded to a call reporting an assault at an intersection just south of Hollywood Hills near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.

Sutherland is accused of assaulting the driver after entering the vehicle and making criminal threats toward them, the LAPD told NBC4 Investigates, which was first to report the news.

The driver did not require medical treatment, police said.

Sutherland was arrested on suspicion of felony criminal threats, according to police.

The 24 actor was released from police custody a few hours after he was booked on a US$50,000 bond, according to jail records. He is scheduled to make a court appearance on Feb. 2.

Sutherland has not released a statement following his arrest. The Hollywood Division of the LAPD is investigating the incident.

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The British-born Canadian actor went to jail for 48 days in 2007 after pleading no contest to a drunk driving charge. He was also convicted in 2004 for drunk driving.

Sutherland is best known for his longtime portrayal of federal agent Jack Bauer on the 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 the late Rob Reiner, Stand by Me and A Few Good Men.

— With files from The Associated Press

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