In the wake of his arrest,Ronnie Ortiz-Magrois choosing to focus on what’s most important in his life: his daughter.
“Ronnie is heartbroken and embarrassed over the circumstances,” a source close to theJersey Shorestar tells PEOPLE.
“His main concern is the well-being of his daughter,” the source shares about his 17-month-old daughter, Ariana. “He’s focusing on that and that alone.”
On Friday, Ortiz-Magro, 33, wasarrested after an alleged domestic violence incidentinvolving his on-off girlfriendJen Harley, PEOPLE confirmed.
“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.
A local Fox reporter in Los Angeles broke the news on Friday, tweeting a photo of Ortiz-Magro shirtless and in handcuffs on a stretcher. According to the reporter, the photo was taken after Ortiz-Magro’s arrest early Friday morning.
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,” said the spokesperson. “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 was released from jail on 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 avolatile 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
