Los Angeles – Kiefer Sutherland had a bad 24 hours.
The star of the TV drama “24” was arrested for investigation of misdemeanor drunken driving early Tuesday while on probation for a similar 2004 conviction.
Sutherland, 40, failed a field sobriety test after he was stopped for making an illegal U-turn in West Los Angeles shortly after 1 a.m., police Officer Kevin Maiberger said.
Sutherland tested over the state’s legal blood-alcohol limit of 0.08 percent, Officer Karen Smith said. He was booked for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol and spent about three hours in jail before he posted $25,000 bail and was released.
Sutherland was scheduled to appear in court Oct. 16, Maiberger said.
Sutherland’s publicist, Evelyn Karamanos, said, “It would be premature to comment at this time.”
A misdemeanor DUI count would carry a maximum sentence of a year in jail. However, Sutherland also could face a charge of violating probation – the same charge that landed socialite Paris Hilton in jail for 23 days.
