Overview
- LAPD officers responded around 12:15 a.m. near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue and identified Sutherland as the suspect at the scene.
- Police say he entered a rideshare vehicle, assaulted the driver, and made criminal threats in violation of California Penal Code §422.
- The driver did not require medical treatment, and Hollywood Division detectives are continuing the investigation.
- Jail records show he was booked on suspicion of a felony and released after posting bond later the same day.
- Sutherland’s representatives have not commented, and coverage notes his past DUI convictions and a 2009 assault case that was later dropped.