A source close toRonnie Ortiz-Magrodenies a report that theJersey Shorestar chased his on-off girlfriendJen Harleywith a knife during an allegeddomestic violence incidentlast week.
Ortiz-Magro, 33, wasarrested on a kidnapping chargeearly Friday morning after the alleged altercation, PEOPLE confirmed.
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“The reporting of the alleged incident relating to Ronnie Magro yesterday is based upon pure speculation and innuendo. We are currently conducting our own investigation and will have no further comment until that has been concluded,” the reality star’s lawyer said in a statement over the weekend.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that authorities responded to a battery report at around 2:40 a.m.
“The victim and suspect were involved in some kind of physical altercation,” the spokesperson said. “Officers did have to use a taser on the suspect in which a minor use of force occurred. There was no further incident.”
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According to the spokesperson, there was a child at the location; the child was unharmed.
According to TMZ, after the altercation, Ortiz-Magro allegedly locked himself in the house with his daughter and refused to come outside when cops arrived.
Ortiz-Magro wasreleased from jailon Friday, hours after the alleged incident occurred. His bail was set at $100,000.
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On Thursday, Ortiz-Magro and Harley werespotted walking around Los Angeles hand-in-hand. The two have a volatile relationship history, each having accused the other ofabuse and infidelity.
In July, the Clark County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE that Harleywould not face domestic battery chargesafter analleged incident between her and Ortiz-Magro on New Year’s Eve.
source: people.com
