AEW’s Jake Atlas arrested on domestic violence charge

AEW’s Jake Atlas was arrested in Orlando, Florida on May 23 on a misdemeanor battery (domestic violence) charge. 

Atlas, real name Kenny Marquez or Kenny Martinez based on court documents, was arrested in the early hours of Monday, May 23 after an incident that began at an Orlando bar and continued at a friend’s house. 

According to a police report, Atlas was drinking with friends at the bar and called his partner and asked him to join him. Atlas’s partner did so, then tried to get Atlas to leave the bar. The report goes on to say that Atlas asked his partner to go with him “to a female friend’s house to engage in sexual activities.” The partner agreed, and a “few friends then relocated” to the friend’s residence, where Atlas continued drinking.

The police report states that Atlas and his domestic partner got into a verbal argument at the friend’s house after Atlas’s partner “showed more attention to the female half” than to Atlas.

The report states that Atlas then “became physically aggressive and charged at” his partner. The report goes on to say that a friend twice stepped between Atlas and his partner, but that after the second time, Atlas scratched his partner’s forearm and tore his shirt. 

The police report states that Atlas was given multiple opportunities to leave the scene without further incident, but refused, at which point the police were called. 

The arresting officer states in the report that Atlas was given “multiple opportunities to tell his side; however, he was only interested in talking bad about” his partner.

Based on statements that the officer received and the scratch to the left forearm of Atlas’s partner, the officer found probable cause to arrest Atlas on a misdemeanor battery (domestic violence) charge. 

Atlas was released from jail later that day, and signed an agreement that he would have no contact with the alleged victim and must stay at least 500 feet away until otherwise allowed by the Ninth Judicial Court in Orange County, Florida.

Atlas will be arraigned on the domestic violence charge on June 28. 

Atlas debuted for AEW in December 2021 at a Dark taping after being released by WWE in August 2021. AEW officially announced Atlas’s signing on January 4, 2022. 

Atlas wrestled Adam Cole in his second-ever AEW match on the January 7 Rampage episode (taped on January 5), but suffered a knee injury in the bout. He underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in February and has been out of action since.