Artem Chigvintsev and his wife, Nikki Garcia, reportedly had paramedics called to their home before he was arrested for domestic battery. Per TMZ, an unnamed person called emergency first responders at around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 29, for a “medical emergency.” However, the unidentified individual called the paramedics back to cancel the request before they could arrive.
Later that morning, Chigvintsev, 42, was reportedly arrested for felony corporal injury to spouse or cohabitant. The Dancing With the Stars pro was booked on a felony domestic violence charge at the Napa County jail in Napa County, California, according to TMZ. Per online jail records viewed by News47.us, Chigvintsev was arrested at 9:59 a.m. local time and booked at 10:40 a.m. His bail was set for $25,000.
According to the online jail records, Chigvintsev was released at 2:18 p.m. on August 29. He has not publicly spoken out about his arrest.
It’s unclear what led to the ABC personality’s arrest or if his wife, Garcia, was involved in any way. Last week, the spouses celebrated their second wedding anniversary. Three days before his arrest, Chigvintsev shared a photo from his and Garcia’s wedding to Instagram. In his caption, he called the retired wrestler his “everything.”
“Happy anniversary my love, can’t see my life without you,” the Strictly Come Dancing alum wrote. “You are my everything.”
In response to her husband’d post, Garcia, 40, commented, “Happy Anniversary, Click. Love you so much!”
