Overview
- LAPD officers responded around 12:15 a.m. near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue to a report involving a rideshare driver.
- Police say Sutherland entered the vehicle, assaulted the driver and made criminal threats before being arrested at the scene under California Penal Code section 422.
- The driver did not require medical treatment at the scene, according to authorities.
- Jail records show Sutherland was booked and released the same day after posting $50,000 bond, with his first court appearance set for Feb. 2.
- Hollywood Division detectives are conducting the ongoing investigation, NBC Los Angeles first reported the arrest, and representatives for Sutherland have not responded to requests for comment.