Kiefer Sutherland: 24 and Designated Survivor star arrested over alleged assault of ride-share driver in Hollywood

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said that Sutherland had been taken into custody after officer responded to an incident at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood shortly after midnight on Monday, January 12.

The LAPD said in a statement: “The investigation determined that the suspect, later identified as Kiefer Sutherland, entered a ride-share vehicle, physically assaulted the driver (the victim), and made criminal threats toward the victim.”

Officers added that the driver did not sustain any serious injuries that required medical attention.

Sutherland, 59, was released from custody a few hours later after posting $50,000 bail. He will appear in court on February 2 in connection with the alleged incident.

Sutherland, who is the son of the late Donald Sutherland, is best known for his roles on television, famously playing Jack Bauer in the action-drama series 24. He also portrayed President Tom Kirkman in the political drama series Designated Survivor.

His film roles include Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, A Few Good Men, and The Three Musketeers among many others.

The Canadian star has been arrested in the past. In 2007, he was sentenced to 48 days in jail on drunk driving charges after failing a field sobriety test in what was his fourth DUI charge.

He was then arrested in connection with an assault on fashion designed Jack McCollough in 2009. Sutherland, who turned himself into the NYPD, allegedly head-butted the designer in a nightclub in New York City. Charges were later dropped, with Sutherland and McCullough releasing a joint statement in which Sutherland apologised for his role in the incident.

His most recent arrested came in 2020, when he was taken into custody after making an illegal U-turn in Hollywood.