Pakistan, Jan. 15 -- British-Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested and later got bail followed a physical altercation with a ride-share driver in Los Angeles, police have revealed. On Tuesday, the Designated Survivor star is accused of assaulting the driver entering the vehicle in the Hollywood area, soon after midnight on January 12. The news is confirmed by the Los Angeles Police Department to the US news organisation USA Today. The 24 alum allegedly made criminal threats toward the victim, although no one sustained injuries that required medical treatment, police detailed.

Sutherland was later released on $50,000 bail at around 11:30 am on January 12, according to jail records.

His first court hearing has been scheduled for 2...