Popular Phoenix DJ arrested on alleged assault charges

Phoenix DJ Chris Villa, 37, was arrested on September 28 on charges of assault and criminal damage related to a domestic incident.

Fox10 published the story the day after the arrest, and quotes the Phoenix Police Department’s statement on the incident: 

The incident began when Villa’s wife talked to him about seeing a therapist again after he made comments about her allegedly cheating on him a year ago. Officers say Villa accused her of not wanting to make their marriage work and then shoved her in the chest, slamming her into their bedroom wall.”

In a probable cause statement, the wife told police she told Villa to let her go and that she didn’t want to be with him anymore. That’s when he threw her on the bed and held her down by her wrists.

After an attempt to use Siri on her Apple phone to call the cops, police said she bit Villa’s wrist and ran into a bathroom and called 911. Villa was able to push his way in to prevent her from closing the door. Police said he grabbed her phone, hung up on the dispatcher, and threw the phone down, breaking it.

From there, police said that his wife was able to call the police before he grabbed the phone and hung up on the dispatcher. 

Arizona native Villa has had a notable career as a club DJ. Over the years, he’s also participated in competitive events.  A documentary titled “One for ALL: The DJ Chris Villa Story” takes a look at how he got started as a pre-teen who loved hip-hop and breakdancing, who discovered DJ equipment at a Guitar Center, and got noticed by a local radio personality. He went on to DJ multiple types of events and participated in competitions, taking top spot of his craft in the U.S. finals of the Red Bull 3Style World Championship.

Reddit users picked up the article shortly after it was posted, and the comments included a variety of different takes on the incident:

• Yooo he def needs a therapist from the sound of it
• He’s maybe the top open format DJ in town. 
• I knew Chris when we were young.  He was a very good person when I knew him.  Haven’t read the article yet, but I hope the best for him
• that might explain why the vibe at cobra has been so dog shit for a long time 

A judge set Villa’s bond at $10,000 and is expected to return to court for a preliminary hearing on October 7.