Hailey Bieber’s sister, Alaia Baldwin Aronow, was charged with assault and battery on January 26, 2026, over an altercation at a Savannah, Georgia, nightclub nearly two years earlier. Prosecutors in Chatham County filed four misdemeanor counts: simple assault, simple battery, battery, and criminal trespass. The battery count alone carries a potential sentence of up to one year in jail.1Page Six. Hailey Bieber’s Sister Alaia Facing Prison Time After Alleged Assault
What Happened at Club Elan
On February 24, 2024, Savannah police responded to Club Elan at 301 Williamson Street after reports of a woman being removed from the venue.2WSAV. Savannah: Justin, Hailey Bieber Sister-in-Law, Savannah Bar Tampon According to the police report and security footage, Aronow forced her way into a locked employee-only bathroom. Staff let her use it, but she then allegedly threw a used tampon at bartender Haleigh Cauley.3E! Online. Alaia Baldwin, Hailey Bieber’s Sister, Charged With Assault
Two security guards, Ian O’Neill and Jacinto Hills, moved to escort her out. One told police that Aronow “grabbed a handful of his hair and pulled it out.” The other said he had been hit in the genitals. Security footage showed her resisting the entire way outside, according to the police report.4KFOX TV. Hailey Bieber’s Sister Alaia Baldwin Aronow Arrested at Savannah, Georgia Nightclub
Speaking with deputies, Aronow initially denied forcing her way into the bathroom. She later admitted throwing the tampon and said the physical altercation with security had been self-defense.3E! Online. Alaia Baldwin, Hailey Bieber’s Sister, Charged With Assault Cauley told local media the tampon was “worse than spitting on somebody” and said she walked away because she was “in shock.”5Fox 28 Savannah. Hailey Bieber’s Sister Alaia Baldwin Aronow Arrested at Savannah, Georgia Nightclub
Aronow was booked at the Chatham County Detention Center and posted bail the same night.6Fox 28 Savannah. Alaia Baldwin Aronow’s Assault Charges Postponed to May, Witnesses Expected
The Four Charges and What They Carry
Each count ties to a specific moment in the police account:
- Simple assault, for allegedly throwing the tampon at Cauley.
- Simple battery, for allegedly hitting Hills in the genitals.
- Battery, for allegedly pulling O’Neill’s hair.
- Criminal trespass, for allegedly refusing to leave the club.
Under Georgia law, battery means intentionally causing substantial physical harm or visible bodily harm to another person, and a first offense is a misdemeanor.7Justia. Georgia Code § 16-5-23.1 – Battery1Page Six. Hailey Bieber’s Sister Alaia Facing Prison Time After Alleged Assault8Justia. Georgia Code § 16-5-20 – Simple Assault9Justia. Georgia Code § 16-7-21 – Criminal Trespass
Why the Charges Came Almost Two Years Later
A hearing was initially set in Chatham County Recorder’s Court for April 10, 2024, but Aronow did not appear, and her lawyer secured a continuance to early May 2024.6Fox 28 Savannah. Alaia Baldwin Aronow’s Assault Charges Postponed to May, Witnesses Expected She then entered a pre-trial diversion program, according to the Marin Independent Journal.10Marin Independent Journal. Alaia Baldwin Aronow Charged Assault Battery Bar Fight Prosecutors nonetheless filed the formal misdemeanor charges in January 2026.1Page Six. Hailey Bieber’s Sister Alaia Facing Prison Time After Alleged Assault
What’s Next in Court
Aronow’s arraignment was scheduled for April 23, 2026.3E! Online. Alaia Baldwin, Hailey Bieber’s Sister, Charged With Assault Her attorneys, Drew Findling and Cris Schneider, told TMZ: “We remain absolutely confident, there will be a positive resolution.”11Times of India. Hailey Bieber’s Sister Alaia Baldwin Aronow Charged With Assault, Battery Two Years After Arrest Findling, a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, has previously represented Donald Trump and Cardi B.12NACDL. Drew Findling
Shortly after the 2024 arrest, Findling said Aronow was “embarrassed and saddened by the events of that night and is proactively taking the necessary steps to ensure that it never happens again,” describing the evening as a “celebratory girls night out.”13Syracuse.com. Stephen Baldwin’s Daughter Arrested, Accused of Throwing Used Tampon at Bartender
Who Alaia Baldwin Aronow Is
Born January 23, 1993, Aronow is the eldest daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin and Kennya Baldwin, and the older sister of Hailey Bieber, who married Justin Bieber in 2018.14People. All About Hailey Bieber’s Parents Stephen and Kennya Baldwin She married producer Andrew Aronow in September 2017; the couple has a daughter, Iris Elle, born in August 2020.15People. All About Hailey Bieber’s Sister Alaia Baldwin Neither Hailey Bieber nor the Baldwin parents have publicly commented on the criminal charges.