Update on Nikki Bella’s husband Artem Chingvintsev being arrested for domestic battery

It was previously reported that Artem Chingvintsev, the husband of former WWE star Nikki Garcia aka Nikki Bella, was arrested Thursday morning on a felony domestic violence (battery) charge.

While the name of the alleged victim has been withheld, new details were released about the situation. TMZ.com was told that the alleged victim is cooperating with police and investigators want to see if there’s a history of domestic violence. It was also said that there could possibly be other witnesses in the case.

TMZ stated the following…

“Cops spoke to the alleged victim when officers arrived at the scene … where they arrested the ‘Dancing With The Stars’ pro for felony corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant. We’re told in order to make a felony arrest, the injury had to be visible. The Sheriff’s Office says the alleged victim here provided some info as to what happened … and now investigators want to follow up with them to make sure they have every opportunity to tell their story.”