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California High-Speed Rail CEO Arrested on Suspicion of Domestic Battery; DA Declines Charges
Ian Choudri was arrested on suspicion of battery against a spouse; the California High-Speed Rail Authority is reviewing the case with no charges filed, attorney said.
- Ian Choudri, CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery in Folsom earlier this month, with Folsom Police confirming the Feb. 4 arrest.
- On Feb. 3, California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri appeared with Gov. Gavin Newsom at the Southern Railhead before his Feb. 4 arrest in Folsom on suspicion of domestic battery.
- Authorities located Choudri at his Folsom residence and took him into custody in the 500 block of Borges Court, where records show he owns a home.
- The California High-Speed Rail Authority said it is reviewing the matter and declined to comment further, while Allen Sawyer, Choudri's attorney, said prosecutors declined to file charges and the case is over.
- Choudri, a high-profile hire approved in August 2024, earned $563,000 last year and joined from HNTB Corp., replacing former CEO Brian Kelly.
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CEO of California high-speed rail boondoggle gets nabbed for domestic violence * WorldNetDaily * by Andi Shae Napier, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link Ian Choudri, the CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, was arrested at his Folsom home earlier this month on suspicion of domestic battery, officials said Monday. Authorities took Choudri, 57, and his fiancée Lyudmyla Starostyuk, 46, into custody just after midnight Feb. 4 on suspicion of battery against a spouse, according to
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