Kiefer Sutherland Arrested for Assaulting Rideshare Driver

Kiefer Sutherland, the 59-year-old actor best known for his role in the television series 24, was arrested early Monday in Hollywood after allegedly assaulting a rideshare driver and making criminal threats toward the victim, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Officers from the LAPD's Hollywood Division responded to a radio call about an assault around 12:15 a.m. near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue. The investigation determined that Sutherland entered the rideshare vehicle, physically assaulted the driver and issued threats that violated California Penal Code section 422, which prohibits willful threats to commit a crime resulting in death or great bodily injury with the intent to cause fear. Sutherland was taken into custody at the scene and booked at 4:23 a.m. The driver did not sustain injuries requiring medical treatment, police said.

Sutherland was released later that morning after posting $50,000 bail, according to booking records. He is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles Superior Court on February 2 for an arraignment related to the felony criminal threats charge. Detectives continue to investigate the incident, and representatives for Sutherland did not...