Telenovela star arrested in Miami after domestic dispute
MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — A Cuban actor and telenovela star, Pedro Moreno, 44, was arrested Wednesday following a dispute with his wife, the Miami-Dade Police Department reported.
The couple has been married for 17 years but are in the midst of a divorce.
According to NBC affiliate WTVJ, the dispute began when Moreno's wife, Barbara Estevez, permitted the actor to use her cellphone, and he started 'snooping' through it.
Investigators said that after refusing to return the cellphone to her, the struggle over the device escalated, in which Moreno 'forcibly' removed it from Estevez's hands.
Moreno's wife then asked their daughter to call the police, prompting the actor to return her cellphone.
On arrival, police arrested Moreno and charged him with strong-arm robbery, but after a court appearance on Thursday, a judge found no probable cause and the charge was reduced to battery.
Estevez also appeared in court Thursday and spoke in favor of her husband, requesting the case against him be dismissed.
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