“Dancing with the Stars” veteran Artem Chigvintsev won’t face home violence expenses a month after his arrest — and he feels “extremely relieved and grateful.”
Napa County District. Lawyer Allison Haley introduced it on Tuesday declaration that his workplace declined to file legal expenses towards the ballroom skilled and actuality star, citing “an intensive evaluate of the legal investigation and cautious analysis of the proof introduced.” The DA’s workplace says it can’t “ethically” file home violence expenses with out enough proof.
Chigvintsev, who started his “DWTS” tenure in 2014, was arrested on Aug. 29 in Yountville, California, reportedly after making a 911 name. The Napa County arrest database cited California penal code aimed toward anybody who “voluntarily inflicts bodily accidents leading to a traumatic state” to the partner, ex-spouse, cohabitant, boyfriend or girlfriend, ex-partner or co-parent.
It’s unclear whether or not his spouse Nikki Garcia, the previous WWE wrestler previously referred to as Nikki Bella, was concerned. The district lawyer’s workplace didn’t disclose extra details about the home violence case, together with the id of the alleged sufferer.
However, weeks after the “So You Think You Can Dance” alum’s arrest, Garcia filed a petition to divorce the dancer, who he teamed up with on season 25 of “DWTS” in 2019. They married in 2022 and welcomed a toddler in July 2020. A consultant for Garcia didn’t instantly reply to The Times’ request for remark Thursday.
Chigvintsev, 42, was launched from custody on the day of his arrest on $25,000 bail. The Soviet-born actor celebrated the district lawyer’s determination Wednesday evening in a collection of Instagram Stories. “This has been a particularly tough time for me,” he wrote. “I’m grateful that the reality prevailed.”
In his home violence case, Chigvintsev stated his focus “has at all times been and at all times will likely be” his son he had with Garcia. The dancer stated he additionally desires equal custody of Garcia, 40, and vowed to supply the kid with “the love, assist and care he wants as we transfer ahead.”
He concluded his assertion: “I sit up for transferring previous this chapter and specializing in what actually issues: persevering with to be the most effective father I might be.”
Chigvintsev seems to be protected, although the district lawyer’s workplace stated Tuesday that he may revisit the home violence case, throughout the statute of limitations, “if he turns into conscious of different incidents, or in any other case turns into conscious of information or proof not beforehand identified”.
