Actor Kiefer Sutherland has been arrested after Los Angeles police responded to a call reporting an assault involving a ride-hail driver, local authorities said.
Just after midnight early Monday (local time), officers were called to the scene near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Ave just south of Hollywood Hills.
The Los Angeles Police Department said they determined the 59-year-old Sutherland entered a ride-hail vehicle, physically assaulted the driver, and "made criminal threats toward the victim".
The driver did not sustain any injuries that required medical treatment at the time, police said. Officers arrested Sutherland on suspicion of criminal threats, police said.
He was released from jail a few hours later on a US$50,000 (NZ$87,000) bond, according to jail records. His first court appearance is scheduled for February 2.
An email sent to representatives of Sutherland requesting comment was not immediately answered.
Sutherland is best known for his longtime portrayal of federal agent Jack Bauer on the Fox TV 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 Rob Reiner, Stand by Me and A Few Good Men.
He is the son of Hollywood acting luminary Donald Sutherland.
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