Current TNA Wrestling star Rich Swann has been suspended by the promotion after he was arrested in June 2024.
Swann was arrested on June 8 in Altamonte Springs, Florida and charged with Disorderly Public Intoxication and Causing a Disturbance.
POST Wrestling, which first reported the news, received the following statement from TNA:
“TNA Wrestling takes any and all charges against its performers seriously. Rich Swann is responsible for his own personal actions.
“He has informed TNA Wrestling that he is voluntarily entering into a substance abuse rehabilitation program. TNA Wrestling has suspended Rich pending the completion of its investigation into the incidents.”
POST Wrestling’s report noted:
“The company (TNA) first learned of Swann’s arrest when we contacted them on Monday (August 20) for comment.”
Acording to an arrest report filed with Seminole County, Swann tried to “forcefully enter an apartment door” at around 9:50pm.
The male resident at the apartment showed a gun, causing Swann to back up and leave.
The apartment is a short walk from Swann’s own address and the report notes that “he possibly mistook the apartment for his own home”.
The resident didn’t want to press charges, despite Swann damaging his front door.
However, there was then another incident that Swann is accused of being involved in.
Police received a call from a woman in the same neighborhood, who accused Swann of following her, causing her to attempt to run inside and lock her door “before he could get in”.
When police made contact with Swann after the second incident, they confirmed with the resident of the first address that he was the same person who had tried to enter.
Police described Swann as “incoherent and appearing to be intoxicated”. Swann admitted that he’d had “a lot” to drink, starting around three hours earlier.
The arrest report stated:
“(Swann’s) actions while intoxicated caused multiple disturbances and his behavior caused several residents concern for their safety.”
Swann was driven to the John E Polk Correction Facility in Sanford, Florida before being released the following day on a $250 bond.
POST Wrestling continues:
“He submitted an Affidavit of Indigency, which is an application a defendant can use to claim they cannot afford an attorney and should be appointed a public defender. Swann’s application was denied and as a result, he was charged $50. On the application, Swann appears to have indicated that he’s homeless, although other records indicate he has a home address.
“Swann is being defended by a private attorney from the Joshi law firm in Orlando, according to court records.”
Swann was arrested for the same charge in September 2022, which hadn’t previously been reported.
POST Wrestling also added:
“In December 2017, Swann was arrested in Gainesville, Florida, and charged with false imprisonment, a felony, as well as simple domestic battery, which is a misdemeanor. Those charges, which were later dropped, stemmed from an incident in a car involving his wife, pro wrestler Su Yung, whose real name is Vannarah Riggs. According to witnesses, Riggs tried to leave the car the two were in. Swann allegedly pursued Riggs, put her in a headlock, and pulled her back into the vehicle. Soon after, Swann was suspended by WWE, which he worked for at the time. He was released from the company two months later. The charges, however, were dismissed due to insufficient evidence, according to court records.”
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