Kiefer Sutherland was arrested after allegedly assaulting and threatening a ride-share driver in Hollywood, according to local police.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Sutherland “entered a ride-share vehicle, physically assaulted the driver (the victim), and made criminal threats” in an incident near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue around midnight on Monday, according to NBC4. The LAPD said the victim was not injured in the incident, which is now under investigation.
The 59-year-old former star of hit TV series 24 was released after paying a $50,000 bond, and is now due at Los Angeles Superior Court on February 2. Sutherland’s representatives have yet to comment.
Sutherland is famous for playing special agent Jack Bauer on 24, a role for which he won an Emmy and a Golden Globe, the U.S. president in Designated Survivor, and Snake in Metal Gear Solid 5. In film, he starred in The Lost Boys (1987), Stand By Me (1986), and The Three Musketeers (1993).
Sutherland voiced and provided motion capture for Big Boss/Venom Snake in Metal Gear Solid 5, replacing David Hayter in a decision that proved controversial with fans. Explaining the decision, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima said “I wanted Snake to have a more subdued performance, expressed through subtle facial movements and tone of voice rather than words.”
Sutherland has a history of arrests. In 2007 he was sentenced to 48 days in jail for driving under the influence and violating probation. Two years later, Sutherland was arrested for head-butting Proenza Schouler founder Jack McCollough at the Mercer Hotel in Manhattan. The charges were dropped after Sutherland and McCollough issued a joint statement in which he apologized.
Sutherland appeared in last year’s Stone Cold Fox alongside Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter. He is set to appear alongside Al Pacino in the mob thriller Father Joe from The Fifth Element director Luc Besson.
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