A former star of the Power Rangers TV series has been arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing his housemate with a sword.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials say 36-year-old Ricardo Medina Jr. was jailed on Sunday following the death of Joshua Sutter.

Investigators allege Medina Jr. and Sutter got into an argument the previous afternoon at their residence in the Californian city of Palmadale that turned into a fight.

According to the Sheriff's Department, the fight began when Medina Jr. went to his bedroom with his girlfriend after getting into an argument with Sutter.