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JEFF HARDY LEGAL UPDATE

By Mike Johnson on 2020-01-20 09:12:00

WWE star Jeff Hardy's next slated court appearance in Moore County Court in North Carolina regarding his October 2019 arrest for Driving While Impaired is scheduled for Monday 4/6, the day after Wrestlemania 36. 

Hardy was arrested the evening of Thursday 10/3/19 in Moore County, North Carolina.    The police report for the arrest notes that authorities received a tip about a careless driver around 8:40 PM that evening.   Authorities located Hardy's car in front of a liquor store and he emerged carrying a case of beer.  Authorities followed the car and pulled him over after they "observed him weaving badly in his lane."

Hardy had "what seemed to be dried blood on his nose", according to the police report and told officers that he and his wife "got into a fight."

The police report stated that Hardy admitted to having two shots of vodka and admitted to being impaired.  Hardy failed a field sobriety test and according to the report, he was "was uncooperative when asked for a breathalyzer or blood sample."  A judge signed off on a search warrant, allowing officers to extract a blood sample from Hardy.

Hardy's driver's license has been revoked pending the resolution of the case..

Hardy had not been on the road with WWE as he was recovering from a leg injury.  We are told WWE has worked with Hardy to assist him personally since his arrest and that Hardy has been working hard to address his personal health.

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