SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) — Singer-songwriter Todd Snider found himself in an unexpected predicament when he was apprehended for disorderly conduct at a Salt Lake City hospital, following an incident where he was reportedly assaulted.

Police records indicate that Snider was taken into custody on Sunday while he was recuperating in a local hospital after the alleged attack. The artist was in town as part of his tour promoting his latest album, “High, Lonesome and Then Some.”

Aimless Inc., representing Snider, released a statement detailing that he was the victim of a “violent assault” near his hotel, which left him with “severe injuries.”