Actor Kiefer Sutherland was taken into custody by Los Angeles police early Monday morning following reports of an alleged assault involving a rideshare driver, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The 59-year-old star was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats after officers responded to a radio call shortly after midnight on Monday.
The incident occurred near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles.
According to the LAPD’s official statement, Sutherland allegedly entered the rideshare vehicle and assaulted the driver before making threats against them.
The specific nature of the threats has not been disclosed by authorities.
Officers from the LAPD’s Hollywood division transported Sutherland to their station following the incident.
He was officially booked at 4:23 a.m. on Monday morning.
The criminal threats charge Sutherland faces is classified as a felony.
This charge applies when an individual threatens to kill someone or cause serious bodily injury with the intent to create fear in the victim.
The rideshare driver involved in the incident did not require medical attention at the scene, according to police reports.
The driver’s identity has not been released to the public.
Sutherland posted a $50,000 bond and was released from custody at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, according to records from the LA Sheriff’s Department obtained by NBC4.
Detectives from the LAPD’s Hollywood Division continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
An initial court appearance has been scheduled for Feb. 2.
The Daily Mail highlighted that this arrest marks another chapter in Sutherland’s troubled history with law enforcement.
In 2007, the actor pleaded no contest to driving under the influence after failing a field sobriety test.
That 2007 DUI conviction resulted in a 48-day jail sentence for Sutherland, partly because he had a previous DUI conviction from 2004.
The sentence reflected California’s stricter penalties for repeat offenders.
Two years later, in 2009, Sutherland was arrested for assault following an incident at a Metropolitan Museum of Art fundraiser in New York City.
He allegedly head-butted fashion designer Jack McCollough during the event.
The assault charges from that incident were eventually dropped after Sutherland and McCollough issued a joint public statement.
Sutherland apologized to McCollough as part of the resolution.
In a 2016 interview with People magazine, Sutherland addressed his relationship with alcohol.
“I was never the guy, if something was wrong in my life or something wasn’t right, I didn’t go drown my sorrows,” Sutherland said.
“One of the things I love to do is go out with my friends and tell stories and have a bunch of drinks.”
He continued in the same interview: “I can also look back on my life and tell you very squarely that the only bad things that have ever happened to me in my life have been because I like to go to bars and have drinks with my friends.”
“I would be lying if I told you that there weren’t moments where I felt I let it get away from me.”
