Heavy Suspects have been arrested in Ian Ziering's assault case.
Authorities say they have made significant progress in a criminal case involving “Dancing with the Stars” alum Ian Ziering, arresting two people in connection to a December 31, 2023, altercation with Ziering on Hollywood Boulevard.
The Los Angeles Police Department arrested Angie Teresa Guizar, 40, and Jacob Esteban Hernandez, 20, and took them into custody on May 21 after warrants were served earlier that morning, according to an LAPD news release.
Hernandez was booked on charge of felony vandalism, the release said, and his bail was set at $50,000. Guizar was booked on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, and her bail was set at $30,000, the release said.
The news release indicated that the district attorney’s office would look at the case and decide whether to move forward with it. The LAPD is asking for those with additional information to contact them.
Ian Ziering Was Attacked New Year’s Eve in Hollywood Boulevard
Ziering, who appeared on Season 4 of “Dancing With the Stars” in 2007, got into an altercation with members of what police called a “minibike gang” around 3 p.m. on Hollywood Boulevard while Ziering was at a stoplight with his 10-year-old daughter in his car.
Without identifying him by name, police said Ziering, 59 years old at the time, confronted one of the minibike riders over “possible damage” to his car, leading to an altercation in which Ziering and the minibike rider threw punches.
Other minibike riders — “four or five” of them, police said — jumped into the fight, one of them swinging an object at Ziering and “nearly striking him” and another vandalizing his car, police said in the release.
Neither Ziering nor his daughter was seriously injured, police said.
The LAPD noted the various videos taken of the incident and posted on social media and by media outlets were “crucial to the investigation.”
The Former DWTS Star Shared His Take on the ‘Alarming Incident’
The day after the incident, the Ziering, who became famous as a star of “Beverly Hills, 90210” in the 1990s, posted about it on his Instagram page.
Ziering explained, “While stuck in traffic, my car was approached aggressively by one of these riders leading to an unsettling confrontation. In an attempt to assess any damage, I exited my car. This action, unfortunately, escalated into a physical altercation, which I navigated to protect myself.”
ET Online noted that the LAPD news release did not identify Ziering as the victim. However, the details shared in the statement aligned with the videos and details that emerged after the Hollywood Boulevard incident.
As of this writing, Ziering had not publicly addressed the news of the arrests.
In the Instagram statement he posted the day after the altercation, Ziering noted he was “deeply concerned about the growing boldness of such groups who disrupt public safety and peace.”
He added, “I find it unacceptable that groups can freely engage in this kind of behavior, causing fear and chaos, while the response from authorities seems insufficient.”
He thanked his family, friends, and fans for their support. The “Dancing with the Stars” alum noted the “strength and unity of our community” in his Instagram post as well.