Dan Rodimer, a retired pro wrestler and former congressional candidate in Texas and Nevada, surrendered to Las Vegas police Wednesday after an arrest warrant for open murder was issued for him. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Tapp died at Sunrise Hospital on Nov. 5, FOX 5 Las Vegas reported, and on Nov. 22, police began investigating his death as suspicious after learning he had been involved in an altercation.
His death was ruled as a homicide by the Clark County Coroner's Office, resulting from blunt force trauma to the head.
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David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, Rodimer's lawyers, gave the following statement to FOX 5 on Wednesday evening:
"Mr. Rodimer is voluntarily surrendering to authorities and will post a court ordered bail," it read. "He intends on vigorously contesting the allegations and asks that the presumption of innocence guaranteed all Americans be respected."
He posted his $200,000 bail Wednesday night and has a hearing set for Thursday morning, local outlets reported.
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Rodimer, a Republican, unsuccessfully ran against Democratic Rep. Susie Lee in 2020 for her seat in Nevada's District 3.
FILE - Nevada Republican congressional candidate and former pro wrestler Dan Rodimer speaks during a 2020 rally for U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at the Boulder City Airport in Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
He then moved to Texas, where he ran in a 2021 special election to fill the seat left vacant by Republican Rep. Ron Wright, who died in office after contracting COVID-19. As one of 23 candidates for the seat, Rodimer garnered less than 3% of the vote.
Rodimer competed as a professional wrestler in the WWE from 2004 to 2007.
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