Overview
- The Bernalillo County court issued an arrest warrant signed June 18 charging Zimmerman with a fourth-degree felony for criminal damage to property and a misdemeanor for falsely obtaining services.
- Court documents say the charges stem from a May 27 episode at Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque when venue staff allege Zimmerman appeared intoxicated during soundcheck, threw instruments and microphones, and the show was canceled.
- Staff and police reported that housekeeping found Zimmerman's hotel room on May 28 with an estimated $16,000 in damage and about $400 in unpaid alcohol charges, details that form the basis of the property-damage claim.
- Sandia personnel and local police say they tried repeatedly to contact Zimmerman and his team after the incident with no response, which prompted prosecutors to seek a no-bond warrant.
- The allegations are drawn from hotel and police statements in a court affidavit and have not been adjudicated; next steps could include arrest or voluntary surrender, arraignment and possible restitution, and Zimmerman has made no further public comment beyond his May Instagram message saying he was ill.