DWTS pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested for domestic violence – just three days after celebrating wedding anniversary with wife Nikki Garcia

DWTS pro Artem Chigvintsev arrested for domestic violence – just three days after celebrating wedding anniversary with wife Nikki Garcia

Dancing With The Stars professional Artem Chigvintsev has reportedly been arrested for domestic battery.

TMZ reports that Artem, 42, was booked into Napa County Jail on a felony domestic violence charge on Thursday morning.

The details surrounding what caused the arrest remain unknown.

DailyMail.com has contacted a representative for Artem for comment. 

It’s unknown if his wife Nikki Garcia was at all involved in the alleged incident.

Dancing With The Stars professional Artem Chigvintsev has reportedly been arrested for domestic battery; pictured October 2023

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. 

In a post, she wrote: ‘Got a facial today!love my spot in downtown Napa,’ she said, along with a tag to the business. 

Page Six reports his bail has been set for $25,000.  

Artem and Nikki 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

It’s unknown if his wife Nikki Garcia was at all involved in the alleged incident

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

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

Artem, pictured 2015, 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'

Artem, pictured 2015, 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’

‘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.  

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 is a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars

Artem is a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars 

Artem and Nikki wed in 2022 and share four-year-old son Matteo together

Artem and Nikki wed in 2022 and share four-year-old son Matteo together

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