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‘Dancing with the Stars’ dancer Artem Chigvintsev arrested on domestic violence charge

Chigvintsev has appeared on 12 seasons of the competition show.

A dancer who performed with celebrity guests on “Dancing with the Stars” was arrested in Northern California on Thursday on a charge of domestic violence, a Napa County sheriff’s spokesman said. Napa County sheriff’s deputies arrested Artem Chigvintsev, who appeared in 12 seasons of the show, in Yountville after a 911 call around 10 a.m. reporting domestic violence, said the spokesman, Officer Henry Wofford. Chigvintsev was booked on a charge of felony domestic violence, and bond was set at $25,000, Wofford said.

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