A “Dancing with the Stars” pro arrested for domestic violence in Napa, California last month will not be facing criminal charges.
Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced on Tuesday her office declined to file charges against Artem Chigvintsev, 42, after a 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,” DA Allison Haley said in a press release.
“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.”
Chigvintsev was arrested for felony domestic violence , according to Napa County , California, jail records, in August.
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