Kiefer Sutherland, known for his role in “24,” was arrested after a reported fight with a ride-share driver in Hollywood, police say. According to Variety, the Los Angeles Police Department received a call about an assault on a driver around 12:15 a.m. on January 12, 2026, near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.
Police identified Kiefer Sutherland as the person who attacked the driver and threatened them after getting into their car. The driver wasn’t hurt and didn’t require medical treatment.
Sutherland was arrested for threatening a ride-share driver, which is a crime under California Penal Code section 422. He was released on $50,000 bail on Monday morning and is scheduled to appear in court on February 2, 2026. Neither Sutherland nor anyone speaking on his behalf has made a public statement.
Kiefer Sutherland’s Prior Arrest History
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Kiefer Sutherland has been arrested multiple times. He first faced DUI charges in 1989, and had three subsequent arrests for driving under the influence in 1993, 2004, and 2007. After his 2007 DUI arrest, he pleaded no contest and received a 48-day jail sentence. In 2009, he was arrested for assault after headbutting fashion designer Jack McCollough at a hotel following a museum fundraiser. He apologized, and the charges were ultimately dropped.
Kiefer Sutherland comes from a family of actors – his parents were Shirley Douglas and Donald Sutherland, both of whom have passed away, in 2020 and 2024 respectively. He first gained recognition after appearing in the film Stand By Me. Throughout the 1980s, he starred in popular movies like The Lost Boys, Promised Land, and Young Guns. In the 1990s, he continued to appear in notable films, including Flatliners, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and A Few Good Men.
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Kiefer Sutherland is most famous for playing Jack Bauer in the TV series 24. The show originally aired for eight seasons between 2001 and 2010. A TV movie, 24: Redemption, was made in 2008 after a writers’ strike caused a delay in the fourth season. Sutherland later returned to the role in 24: Live Another Day, a 12-episode revival that aired in 2014. In 2024, there were reports of a 24 movie being planned. More recently, in November 2025, Justin Wilkes from Imagine Entertainment suggested that there could be future 24 projects, either as a movie or a new series, although it now seems Kiefer Sutherland may not be involved.
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2026-01-14 13:17