
"Dancing With the Stars" dancer Artem Chigvintsev arrested on domestic violence charge in California
CBSN
Longtime "Dancing With the Stars" dancer Artem Chigvintsev was arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony domestic violence in Napa County, California, according to arrest records.
The county's Public Booking Report says the 42-year-old Chigvintsev was arrested just before 10 a.m. for allegedly violating California Penal Code 273.5(a), willfully inflicting corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon a victim who is a current or former spouse or partner, or cohabiting family member.
Chigvintsev, a 13-season veteran of the DWTS show, lives north of San Francisco in the city of Yountville with his wife, former WWE star Nikki Garcia, and their young son. Chigvintsev was partnered with Garcia, formerly Nikki Bella, on DWTS season 25 in 2019. They married in 2022.