The wife of Dancing With The Stars’ Artem Chigvintsev has left the sleepy California town they call home in the wake of his arrest on domestic violence charges.
Chigvintsev, 42, was nowhere to be seen when former WWE pro Nikki Garcia, 40, made a dash for Las Vegas on Saturday morning.
The glamorous mom-of-one was seen boarding a JSX flight to Sin City at Oakland airport without her wedding ring and had four-year-old son Matteo and an assistant in tow.
Brunette Garcia, who was wearing a brown low-cut top and baggy jeans for the trip, is due to host a hotdog eating contest between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi at the Luxor casino on Sunday, which will be screened on Netflix.
The trip comes less than 48 hours after cops were called to the couple’s $1.5 million marital home in Yountville, California, following reports of a bust-up.
Chigvintsev, 42, was nowhere to be seen when former WWE pro Nikki Garcia, 40, made a dash for Las Vegas on Saturday morning
The glamorous mom-of-one was seen boarding a JSX flight to Sin City at Oakland airport without her wedding ring and had four-year-old son Matteo and an assistant in tow
Sources said the couple dialed 911 twice – first to request assistance for an injury before calling back and asking paramedics not to come.
But due to the sounds of a domestic disturbance in the background, cops from the Napa Sheriff’s Department descended on the couple’s leafy neighborhood anyway, taking Russian-born Chigvintsev with them.
He was booked into the Napa County Jail on felony domestic violence charges at 10.59am before being released on a $25,000 bond at approximately 2.18am.
A mugshot released by the Napa County Sheriff’s office showed the ballroom star looking glum-faced in a check shirt while sporting a grizzled beard.
DailyMail.com has been told he was driven away in a black Ford F-150 pick-up truck and has not returned to the family home.
Garcia, who was wearing a brown low-cut top and baggy jeans for the trip, is due to host a hotdog eating contest between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi at the Luxor casino on Sunday
The 911 dispatch, first obtained by TMZ, notes that Matteo was in the house at the time of the alleged domestic and revealed the pair were having an argument at the time.
‘Initially came in as requesting medical, but now he is stating he got into an argument with his wife and his wife threw shoes at RP [reporting party],’ the dispatcher said in the call.
The dispatcher added: ‘There is a child on scene. Medical en route. There’s an active 415 [disturbing the peace] in the background responsible.’
The arrest, which reportedly came after Garcia threw shoes at her husband, took place less than four days after the pair celebrated the anniversary of their August 2022 wedding – with both marking the moment on social media.
Garcia posted photos and videos of the nuptials, writing: ‘This song is our love story. I’ll never forget where I was when I asked Jesus about Artem.
The arrest, which reportedly came after Garcia threw shoes at her husband, took place less than four days after the pair celebrated the anniversary of their August 2022 wedding – with both marking the moment on social media
Cops were called to the couple’s $1.5 million marital home in Yountville, California, pictured here, following reports of a bust-up
‘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. Happy Anniversary @theartemc I love you!’
On his own social media, husband Chigvintsev added: ‘Happy anniversary my love, can’t see my life with out [sic] you. You are my everything.’
Neither have commented on the incident, with Garcia releasing a statement asking for privacy on Friday.
Sources said Chigvintsev is currently scheduled to face court in Napa on Tuesday over the incident and cannot leave Napa County until the case is resolved.
Sources said Chigvintsev is currently scheduled to face court in Napa on Tuesday over the incident and cannot leave Napa County until the case is resolved
Despite appearing loved-up on social media, the couple’s relationship hasn’t always been plain-sailing since they met when she was a guest on Dancing With The Stars in 2017.
After welcoming Matteo in 2020, Garcia admitted on The Tamron Hall Show that both she and the dancer were doing counseling, ‘mainly just to be amazing parents and knowing how to balance parent life out and also our own relationship.’
During an appearance on the Off The Vine podcast the same year, the mother-of-one further explained that they went to couples counseling due to how Artem spoke to her.
On The Bellas podcast in November 2021, the former WWE wrestler said that both she and Chigvintsev had hit a ‘rocky’ stretch in their relationship, but were ‘stronger than ever.’
And last year, Garcia revealed that before walking down the aisle in 2022, both she and Artem had gotten into a ‘pretty bad’ fight.
