Nikki Garcia's Husband Avoids Charges Over Domestic Violence Arrest

Artem Chigvintsev - husband of former WWE star Nikkia Garcia - will not face charges over his recent domestic violence arrest.

The Napa County District Attorney’s Office issued a press release on September 24 stating that Chigvintsev will not be facing charges from their office:

“Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced today that her office has declined to file criminal charges against Artem Chigvintsev, age 42, in connection with his arrest on suspicion of felony domestic violence. The decision to not file charges against Mr. Chigvintsev was made after a thorough review of the criminal investigation and careful evaluation of the evidence presented to the DA’s Office.

“While we take every arrest seriously and stand firmly against domestic violence, we have an ethical obligation to only file charges when supported by the evidence. We are required to prove any and every criminal charge ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ which is the highest standard in the American criminal justice system. If the available evidence doesn’t rise to this level of proof, then we cannot ethically file charges.

“Domestic violence can either be filed as a felony or a misdemeanour and has a statute of limitations of three years or one year, respectively. At any time within the statute of limitations, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office may revisit the case if it learns of other incidents, or otherwise learns of facts or evidence not previously known.”

Chigvintsev was arrested on August 29 on felony charges of corporal injury to spouse or cohabitant after police officers responded to a domestic violence incident at a home in Yountville, California. Garcia filed for divorce from Chigvintsev shortly after his arrest.