DWTS pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested for domestic violence - just three days after celebrating wedding anniversary with wife Nikki Garcia
- Artem, 42, was booked into Napa County Jail on Thursday morning
- His bail was set at $25,000 and he has reportedly been released
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Dancing With The Stars professional Artem Chigvintsev has been arrested for domestic battery, DailyMail.com can confirm.
Artem, 42, was booked into Napa County Jail on a felony domestic violence charge on Thursday morning with bail set at $25,000. He has since been released, as per TMZ.
His WWE star wife Nikki Garcia - formerly Nikki Bella - was also in Napa at the time of the arrest, according to her social media.
The details surrounding what caused the arrest remain unknown but it comes just three days after he celebrated his two-year wedding anniversary with his wife.
However, according to reports, the name of the alleged victim is being withheld.
Garcia, 40, revealed on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday that she was in the area after sharing a post promoting her skin care business.
DWTS pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested for domestic violence - just three days after celebrating wedding anniversary with wife Nikki Garcia
In a post, she wrote: 'Got a facial today! love my spot in downtown Napa,' she said, along with a tag to the business.
DailyMail.com has contacted a representative for Artem for comment.
TMZ was first to report the news. Chigvintsev was arrested at 10am PST 'for felony corporal injury to spouse or cohabitant.'
He was released from jail at 2:18pm PST, as revealed by county records.
Sources told the outlet that someone had called in a 'medical emergency' at the home at around 8:30am PST on Thursday — an hour and a half before Artem's arrest.
While paramedics and the local fire department were already en route, a second call came in asking that the request for assistance be canceled.
The caller gave no reason for the cancelation but first responders returned to their stations and never showed up to the residence.
The married couple celebrated their two year wedding anniversary only three days ago.
Artem posted a gushing tribute to his wife taken during their special day: 'Happy anniversary my love , can’t see my life with out you. You are my everything.'
Nikki also celebrated their anniversary by posting video capturing their sweet moments together.
The post was captioned with the lyrics to Can't Help Falling in Love and a message about their relationship.
'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. 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,' she wrote.
It's unknown if his wife Nikki Garcia was at all involved in the alleged incident; the couple pictured 2019
She did indicate she was in Napa on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, sharing a photo of her giving a shout-out to a skincare business in the area
The couple recently marked their two year wedding anniversary
Nikki shared memories from their wedding and other sweet moments in honor of the special day
'Happy Anniversary @theartemc I love you!' she added.
Artem and Nikki wed in 2022 and share four-year-old son Matteo together.
Artem has been competing on Dancing With The Stars on-off since 2014.
Variety reports Artem was not a member of the cast for the upcoming 33rd season of DWTS.
Artem is a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars
Artem and Nikki wed in 2022 and share four-year-old son Matteo together; pictured 2019
He won season 29 of Dancing With The Stars with his celebrity partner, Kaitlyn Bristowe.
Prior to joining Dancing With The Stars, he was a dancer on Strictly Come Dancing.
Artem met his wife Nikki on Dancing With The Stars - they competed together on DWTS in 2017.
Nikki was still engaged to John Cena during her run on DWTS, but her romance with Artem began two years later after her relationship with the actor ended.
Artem and Nikki wed in August 2022 in Paris, and their nuptials were the focus of the reality show Nikki Bella Says I Do.
'Because we’ve been together for quite some time, I [felt] like, "Hey, getting married’s not gonna change much,"' Artem told Us Weekly shortly after they tied the knot.
'It just gives you more of [a feeling of being] filled with responsibilities. … [I] definitely think through a lot more than I used to, but it feels good. It feels good to be married.'
