{"id":372807,"date":"2026-06-24T09:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372807\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:38:17","slug":"bailey-zimmerman-is-apologizing-after-being-charged-with-felony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372807\/","title":{"rendered":"Bailey Zimmerman is apologizing after being charged with felony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2026-04-25\/stagecoach-2026-bailey-zimmerman-sydney-sweeney-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bailey Zimmerman<\/a> is apologizing after a warrant for the country singer\u2019s arrest was issued following an incident at a New Mexico hotel. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, an arrest warrant was issued in Bernalillo County for Zimmerman, who\u2019s facing a felony charge of criminal damage to property and a misdemeanor charge of falsely obtaining services after the \u201cHoly Smokes\u201d singer allegedly caused more than $16,000 worth of damage to a room at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old country singer was scheduled to perform at the resort May 27 and 30 but abruptly canceled the show the day of the performance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have not been feeling well and have tried to power through, but I\u2019m not able to give you all the show you deserve,\u201d Zimmerman <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DY3KjYnSJyp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote on Instagram<\/a> at the time. <\/p>\n<p>According to an affidavit reviewed by <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bailey-zimmerman-faces-felony-charge-allegedly-16k-damage-hotel-room-12004490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">People<\/a>, hours before the singer was slated to perform, he appeared inebriated and volatile during a sound check. <\/p>\n<p>The document alleged Zimmerman stumbled onto the stage around 4:30 p.m., smashed a guitar on the ground, threw cymbals, kicked a drum set, pushed a guitarist and threw a microphone before he stormed offstage. At one point, he tripped and fell backward. <\/p>\n<p>The affidavit further alleged that the country singer \u201cspit toward a Sandia security officer standing nearby.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A representative for Zimmerman emailed The Times a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst things first, I want to apologize to the Pueblo of Sandia and to everyone at Sandia Resort &amp; Casino. I never meant for any of this to come across as disrespectful. I am deeply sorry for my actions that transpired. I respect your community and the hospitality and appreciate the opportunity that was given to me to perform on Native Land. I take full accountability for everything that happened and I am sorry to anyone who feels hurt or disrespected,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo my fans who bought tickets and showed up expecting a performance, I am so sorry, you deserved better from me,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cI understand that being a musician comes with big responsibilities, both on and off stage, and I know that I fell short that day. I am reflecting on the disappointment and concern that I caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zimmerman wrote that he was taking the legal matter seriously and was committed to doing the \u201cwork necessary to learn and grow.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to my fans for holding me accountable and for understanding that I am human. I do not take your support for granted,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bailey Zimmerman is apologizing after a warrant for the country singer\u2019s arrest was issued following an incident at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372808,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[26784,237,122463,1501,151023,151024,217,13539,13984,48,52,51,47,50,49,1406,151022,1860,3239,3025,1791],"class_list":["post-372807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-affidavit","tag-arrest","tag-bailey-zimmerman","tag-casino","tag-country-singer","tag-criminal-damage","tag-day","tag-document","tag-felony","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-performance","tag-sandia-resort","tag-show","tag-stage","tag-statement","tag-times"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}