Why did kiefer turn himself in

Live TV. New This Month. More TV Picks. Kiefer Sutherland Turns Himself in to Face Misdemeanor Assault Charge Kiefer Sutherland was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of third-degree assault after turning himself in to police Thursday.

While he's a Hollywood stalwart who's almost always on the screen, Sutherland has lived a life full of adventure, color, and drama. Perhaps it informs his unique acting choices.

Here's the untold truth about the many exploits of second-generation Canadian actor and Renaissance man, Kiefer Sutherland. One of Kiefer Sutherland's first movies, and what certainly gave him his breakthrough role, was Stand by Me.

While the premise does involve a bunch of teenagers curious to see a dead body, it's one of the least horrific works ever put to the page by Stephen King. Stand by Me is based on the horror master's novella "The Body," found in the collection Different Seasons. So how did the adaptation come to share a name with Ben E.

King's classic slice of early '60s pop-soul? Sutherland inadvertently suggested it, according to the actor himself. The first song I taught him was 'Stand By Me. As a major actor for more than 30 years, a lot of scripts have come Kiefer Sutherland's way, some of which became outright classics of the big screen and small screen.

Unfortunately, Sutherland didn't make it into the casts of some of those projects, either by losing out to other actors or turning down the opportunity.

For example, had his audition gone differently, Sutherland's breakout role wouldn't have been Ace in Stand by Me. That one still stings. Other misses were his own fault. After 24, TV producers clamored for Sutherland. While he did star in the short-lived Touch and Designated Survivor, he passed on the starring role in what would become a hit. As a result, James Spader got the gig Kiefer Sutherland has family roots in the Saskatchewan prairie, so the desire to be a cowboy or a rancher might be in his blood.

And as he lived out the rural, rodeo life for a spell, that inspired him to make a country music album. He toured with other ropers, and "in the truck," they listened to classic country music. The actor also enjoys the ranch life. He once owned a acre plot north of Los Angeles and as of lives on another ranch in California where he has plenty of room to ride horses. Among those headline-making events, there was the time he spent about seven weeks in jail for a drunk driving charge his fourth since , which he incurred while on probation for another drunk driving offense from In April , security guards threw Sutherland out of a London strip club after he got drunk, took his shirt off, screamed, and danced around.

But the actor has no intentions of laying off the sauce, preferring to "work really hard" so he can create special moments with friends and limit the bad times "than to just simply stop. Police said the assault took place at 2 a. Sutherland became irate when the designer bumped into Shields and got into an argument before headbutting him in the face, according to local media reports.

Sutherland was not jailed and left the police station without commenting to reporters. He may appear in court within the next few weeks.