Kiefer Sutherland charged with assault in NY

[Newsbot]

NEW YORK - TV star Kiefer Sutherland was arrested by New York police on Thursday and charged with assault for headbutting another man.

The star of hit television show "24" turned himself in to a police station in the Manhattan neighborhood of Soho and faces a minor assault charge for "headbutting", according to a police spokeswoman.

Several media outlets reported that Sutherland is accused of assaulting fashion designer Jack McCollough at a Monday night party after an annual costume gala held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

A representative for the actor, who is serving five years probation on a drunken driving charge in Los Angeles, did not return a call for comment.

The Manhattan District Attorney's office had no comment.

A criminal charge, even a minor one, could have harsh consequences for the 42-year-old actor, who plays tough-minded special agent Jack Bauer on the TV thriller "24."

He was arrested in 2007 for drunken driving in Los Angeles and served 48 days in a Southern California jail. At the time of his arrest, Sutherland was on probation for a previous drunken driving violation.

Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, said Los Angeles officials will contact New York detectives to learn details of their investigation.

"If we can establish that there was a violation of the probation, then it would be up to a judge to levy whatever penalties are appropriate," Mateljan said on Wednesday.

Mateljan said that under the terms of his probation, Sutherland is required to "obey all laws."

To honor the incident, vynsane.com will change the title of "24" thread to "Jack Bauer'll headbutt a motherfucker in less than 24 hours"

[anarky]

Wow, you weren't kidding, Newstwat!

[jdr3]

Mateljan said that under the terms of his probation, Sutherland is required to "obey all laws."

So wait, if he wasn't on probation he would only have to obey some laws... Which ones exactly, 'cause I'm not on probation yet and am just wondering which ones I don't have to obey so that I can brazenly disobey them so that I can be put on probation so that I have to obey all of the laws.

[Ran]

Mateljan said that under the terms of his probation, Sutherland is required to "obey all laws."

So wait, if he wasn't on probation he would only have to obey some laws... Which ones exactly, 'cause I'm not on probation yet and am just wondering which ones I don't have to obey so that I can brazenly disobey them so that I can be put on probation so that I have to obey all of the laws.

That reminds of the South Park episode where the record company exec. keeps saying "I'm above the law! *spooge sound*" after Alanis Morrisette steals Chef's "Stinky Britches".