Saving Private Ryan star Tom Sizemore arrested in LA in a month that also saw him mow down a stuntman on set.
|||LOS ANGELES - Actor Tom Sizemore, who co-starred in the films “Saving Private Ryan” and “Black Hawk Down” before he was convicted in 2003 of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of domestic abuse in Los Angeles, a police spokesman said.
The 54-year-old actor's latest arrest in downtown Los Angeles came after an altercation that left visible marks on the victim, who was not identified, Los Angeles police spokesman Tony Im said by phone.
TMZ reports that the 54-year-old actor has been accused of beating up his girlfriend, after the Los Angeles Police Department responded to several calls reporting a woman screaming, on Tuesday.
The website added: "When cops arrived, his girlfriend said she and Tom got into an argument that turned physical, and Tom struck her in the head and face."
A spokesman for Sizemore declined to comment on his arrest.
Sizemore was held in jail in lieu of bail of $50 000, according to an Los Angeles County inmate record.
Two weeks ago, Sizemore accidentally mowed down a stuntman with a Cadillac Escalade while filming scenes for 'Shooter' in Santa Clara, Los Angeles.
Eight crew members tried to lift the heavy vehicle off the stuntman but were forced to call in a jack to free him.
The man, who had sustained a number of serious injuries, was later airlifted to hospital by helicopter.
The horrific incident is currently being investigated by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, which deals with work-related injuries, and a report will be released at a later date.
Sizemore is best known for two high-profile supporting roles in war movies - as the hard-boiled sergeant at Tom Hanks' side in 1998's “Saving Private Ryan,” and as a lieutenant colonel with uncanny calm under fire in 2001's “Black Hawk Down.”
In recent years, Sizemore had recurring roles in a number of major television shows, including the reboot of “Hawaii Five-O,” in which he played a police captain from 2011-12.
He has been cast in a recurring role on the USA Network drama “Shooter”. The series is based on the novel 'Point of Impact' by Stephen Hunter and sees Ryan Phillipe portray, a top Marine sniper called Bob Lee Swagger, who disappears after a mission goes horribly wrong.
The show was due to begin airing this summer, but following a number of deadly mass shootings, including most recently the killing on Sunday of three police officers and wounding of three others by an assailant armed with a rifle in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the network on Monday said it was moving the show to the fall season.
Sizemore in 2003 was convicted of beating and threatening ex-girlfriend and former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss. He later was sentenced to about six months in jail, according to media reports at the time.
Sizemore has since been arrested a number of times on drug-related charges.
Reuters and Bang Showbiz