“Dancing with the Stars” pro Artem Chigvintsev has been arrested for felony domestic violence, according to Napa County, California, jail records.
The 42-year-old was arrested Thursday morning just before 10 a.m. and was been booked on California penal code 273.5(a), which makes it illegal to injure a spouse, cohabitant or fellow parent in an act of domestic violence.
His bail was set at $25,000, according to jail records.
In this booking photo released by the Napa County Sheriff’s Office, Artem Chigvintsev is shown.
Napa County Sheriff’s Office
The Napa County Sheriff’s Department shared Chigvintsev’s mugshot and told ABC News that they received a call around 10 a.m. for domestic violence in Yountville.
Napa County Sheriff’s deputies arrived within minutes and arrested Chigvintsev. They said that he did not resist arrest and was booked at the Napa County Jail on suspicion of domestic violence.
After making bail, he was released around 2:15 pm PT and is no longer in custody. Sheriff’s deputies said he was cooperative in the process.
The Sheriff’s department has not shared details on who the alleged victim is, but told ABC News that they are giving the person “adequate time to deal with what unfolded before making the person talk more to detectives.”
They added that the alleged victim has been forthcoming with initial information to deputies.
Artem Chigvintsev is seen going to the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ finals rehearsals on November 29, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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Chigvintsev is married to former WWE wrestler Nikki Garcia, though it’s unknown who the offense was committed against. The two share a child, 4-year-old son Matteo.
The Russian-born dancer has competed on 12 seasons of “Dancing with the Stars” to date.
He won the Mirrorball Trophy in season 29 alongside “Bachelorette” alum Kaitlyn Bristowe and most recently competed with “Bachelorette” alum Charity Lawson in season 32, finishing in fourth.
Chigvintsev and Garcia competed together on season 25 of “Dancing with the Stars” and married in August 2022.
The couple celebrated their two-year wedding anniversary mere days ago, with Garcia sharing a video to Instagram of the day they said “I do” set to the song “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”
Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella attend Brie and Nikki Bella’s live edition of SiriusXM’s The Bellas Podcast on February 08, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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“This song is our love story. I’ll never forget where I was when I asked Jesus about Artem. Having a conversation with He & God. How my feelings felt too soon. It all felt too fast,” she wrote. “And then this song came on. And that’s when I knew that I was falling in love with him and that it was all meant to be.”
“Happy Anniversary @theartemc I love you!” she concluded.
Chigvintsev also shared a post to Instagram, one featuring their wedding photos, captioning it: “Happy anniversary my love, can’t see my life with out you. You are my everything.”
ABC, which airs “Dancing with the Stars,” had no comment on the arrest.
“Good Morning America” has reached out to a representative of Garcia for comment.
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