Overview
- LAPD says officers responded shortly after midnight to a radio call about an assault involving a private taxi/ride‑share driver on a major Los Angeles boulevard.
- According to a police communiqué, Sutherland boarded the vehicle, physically attacked the driver, and issued death threats.
- The driver declined medical treatment and reported no injuries requiring care, police said.
- Custody records show Sutherland was booked and released within hours after posting $50,000 bail.
- He is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles court on Feb. 2, with the case referred to prosecutors for charging decisions, according to local reports.