Nikki Garcia Attends First Public Event Following Husband Artem Chigvintsev’s Arrest

[Music] Nikki Garcia is back in the public eye just four days after her husband ardam Chi venev was arrested on a charge of domestic violence The 40-Year-Old co-hosted Netflix's live event Chestnut versus Kobayashi unfinished beef alongside Rob rigle thank you everyone I'm so happy to be here Nikki shared during the September 2nd event dressed in a red pant suit with matching best top smiling as she added to a fan in the crowd I love you too Nikki first announced she was hosting the Netflix special on August 23rd almost a week before her husband's arrest writing on Instagram at the time this is going to be epic however just 6 days later ardam with whom Nikki tied the KN in 2022 and shar's four-year-old son Mateo was arrested on August 29th in Napa kff according to booking documents viewed by E news he was charged with California penal code section 273.5 a PC which is related to acts of violence against a spouse or other cohab an and was later released on $25,000 bail he news reached out to Reps for artom at the time but did not hear back Nikki Garcia ditch's wedding ring in first outing since sardam chev's domestic violence arrest the following day a rep for the total Bella's Alum shared a comment with E news on her behalf noting this is a private matter and Nikki asks for privacy for her and her family at this time it was that same day that additional details surrounding the incident came to light according to a radio dispatch call obtained by TMZ August 30th artom called 911 for medical assistance and told dispatchers that Nikki had allegedly thrown shoes at him initially came in as requesting medical the dispatcher said in the audio recording per TMZ but now he is stating he got into an argument with his wife and his wife threw shoes at RP reporting party noting there was an active 415 which is code for a suspected disturbing of the piece in the background of the call with artum the dispatcher went on to confirm that medical assistant was on the way adding there is a child on scene according to the outlet the Dancing with the Stars pro allegedly tried to call off the paramedics shortly after but police still arrived at the scene an hour later where ardam was shortly arrested when someone is charged with felony domestic violence usually this means there is a visible injury or credible eyewitness Napa County Sheriff's Department Public Information officer said in a statement to E news the day of the arrest our deputies felt comfortable arresting him on felony domestic violence charges while Nikki has remained tight lipped on where she and ardam stand following his arrest the former WWE wrestler did not wear her wedding ring while catching a private plane out of Oakland caleff August 31st for more on aram's arrest keep watching artom Chi vinv was arrested shortly before 10:00 a.m. on August 29th Napa County Sheriff's offices public information officer Henry wford confirmed to E news wford noted the Dancing with the Stars pro did not was resist and was taken to the Napa County Department of Corrections chanv was booked on a charge of felony domestic violence with a bail set at $25,000 per online records the professional dancer posted bail and was released from custody at 2:18 p.m. on August 29th wford confirmed to E news a court date has yet to be announced while wafford told NBC News CH vinv was arrested in yanille caleff he did not reveal the exact location due to a request for privacy from the alleged victim as a result of this request he added the sheriff is also not releasing the name gender or age of the alleged victim or the individual's relationship to chanv however wafford did have this to say about the arrest when someone is charged with felony domestic violence usually this means there is a visible injury or credible eyewitness he told E news our deputies felt comfortable arresting him on felony domestic violence charges of course this could change with more evidence that might come through wafford continued but at the time of the arrest the deputies felt it was a charge instead of a misdemeanor he also shared why victims may choose to keep personal information private in these cases some victims may not feel comfortable sharing all details at time the suspect is arrested wafford noted some victims feel embarrassed threatened or fear the incident may impact their family we have to give victims adequate time and support which helped them realize we are here to help in an audio recording shared by TMZ August 30th a dispatcher can be heard saying Chi vinv had initially called called 911 to request medical attention after an argument in which shoes were allegedly thrown at him however the dispatcher said the 42-year-old later stated that medical help was no longer needed still wafford said authorities continued with their check for domestic violence if someone picks up the phone and says you don't have to come after all we're still going to go for a welfare check he told page six we're not just going to stop what we're doing as of August 30th chb benev has yet to speak publicly on the arrest or 911 call E news has reached out to his rep for comment but has yet to hear back chickin sev's arrest came Less Than 3 weeks prior to Dancing with the Stars season 33 Premiere however the past Mirrorball winner who's appeared on 12 seasons of the competition series was not set to be a part of this season's cast page six and variety reported E news has reached out to ABC for comment but has yet to hear back a rep for Nikki Garcia who met chig vinv when they were paired together on season 25 of Dancing With the Stars in 2017 spoke out about his arrest the day after his booking and release this is a private matter the rep told newsman August 30th and Nikki asks for privacy for her and her family at this time chickin sev's arrest came 3 days after he and Garcia who share four-year-old son Mateo celebrated their second wedding anniversary happy anniversary my love the ballroom dancer wrote on Instagram August 26th can't see my life without you you are my everything in her her own post the former WWE star quoted the lyrics from Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love and posted throwback footage of the couple in Paris where they got married in 2022 this song is our love story she wrote in the caption I'll never forget where I was when I asked Jesus about ardam having a conversation with he and 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 the emic I love you have any Dancing with the Stars pros spoken out about artem chin sev's arrest shortly after chick Vin sv's arrest Cheryl Burke who retired as a Dancing with the Stars pro in 2022 after 26 seasons on the show shared her reaction to the news noting chick Bev is someone she grew up with and lived with at one time Burke said on her podcast Sex Lies and spray tans that she was in complete shock over his arrest my heart goes out to everyone involved she shared on the August 30th episode noting it was recorded the day before it's just really hard for me because he was my family I don't know what to say here other than I hope everybody's okay in a clip of her podcast posted to Tik Tok Burke also shared resources