Influencer Santos Salazar has broken his silence following his recent release from jail.
“I am feeling very blessed and grateful to be with my family again,” Salazar said in a TikTok video filmed alongside his attorney Nicholas Rosenberg. “I want to thank you for your service, what you have done for us and our family. Again, I feel like this opportunity to be out here in this free world, I’m going to take it very serious.”
Salazar, who welcomed a newborn with model Brianna Olsen in July, found himself embroiled in legal troubles when he was arrested on August 13 on accusations of attempted murder. However, four days later, he regained his freedom. This came after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office opted not to file charges, as confirmed by jail records examined by Oxygen.
Why Was Santos Salazar Released From Jail?
Chief Venusse D. Dunn of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Communications shed light on the decision, explaining to Oxygen that the case had been returned to law enforcement officials for additional investigation.
In a TikTok video, Rosenberg revealed that he had proactively written to the District Attorney’s Office. His letter emphatically urged them to dismiss the charges entirely and to reject the case.
“After spending an entire day in court,” Rosenberg shared, “the district attorney decided to reject the case.” He elaborated, “This decision came after they evaluated the police report, reviewed my letter, and concluded that no charges would be filed based on the presented facts.”
What Was Santos Salazar Accused of?
The arrest stemmed from a Aug. 13 call to police related to a “domestic violence investigation,” a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told Oxygen.
Police were called to a home in the 3500 block of Wilshire Blvd. around 9:39 p.m. that night.
After investigation by detectives in the Olympic Division, Salazar was taken into custody and booked on charges of attempted murder.
Police declined to provide any additional details about the allegations.
Brianna Olsen Calls Allegations Against Santos Salazar a “Big Misunderstanding”
Olsen told TMZ on her way to visit Salazar at the jail that the couple was hoping to keep the details private.
“We think the charge is too harsh for the situation,” she added, while holding the couple’s son Sunday Ray in a baby carrier on her chest. “I think when everyone hears like what actually happened, like, they wouldn’t agree that it would be attempted murder.”
In another interview with the outlet just before heading into court for Salazar’s arraignment on Aug. 17, she described the arrest as just “a big misunderstanding.”
“He’s being accused of something he didn’t do,” she added. “So, that’s always hard to deal with.”
Though she declined to get into the specific allegations she said “several things” had led to Salazar’s arrest that night.
“Santos is only 21 years old. He’s definitely misunderstood, especially in this situation,” she continued. “So you know, we want him home. We have a newborn. We want to just have him home so that, you know, he can he can learn from this and just never go back.”
According to Olsen, Salazar was eager to be released from jail.
“He cannot wait to come home, be with his son, be with his family,” she told TMZ. “He deeply. deeply regrets like all the circumstances that went down that night that led to his arrest.”
She added that she was not seeking a restraining order against him.
Salazar and Olsen have amassed a large social media following on platforms including Snapchat and TikTok, frequently documenting their lives together.