Greg Hardy Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges

[Youk]

http://www.wbtv.com/story/25504699/source-carolina-panther-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -
A police report is shedding new light about an alleged assault inside the home of Carolina Panthers' Greg Hardy on Tuesday.

Hardy, 25, was arrested on Tuesday morning after police were sent to his uptown Charlotte apartment for a domestic violence call.

Hardy, whose full name is Gregory McKarl Hardy, was charged with assault on a female and communicating threats, according to Charlotte police.

A 24-year-old woman told officers she had been physically assaulted and threatened by Hardy inside his home along the 100-block of North Tryon Street.

The woman told officers she was thrown to the floor and bath tub several times during the attack. She said he threatened to kill her while she was being assaulted.

The arrest warrant alleges that Hardy grabbed his girlfriend and threw her to the floor and into a bathtub before slamming her against a futon and strangling her.

According to the report, the woman had minor injuries, but refused treatment from emergency crews.

She told police she had been in a relationship with Hardy since September of 2013.

Hardy is a defensive end with the Carolina Panthers, known to many Panthers fans as "Da Kraken."

Hardy turned himself in on Tuesday and was held in the Mecklenburg County Jail overnight.

He made a first appearance before a judge on Wednesday morning. He appeared in a jail-issued orange prisoner jumpsuit.

Hardy's lawyer says he called 911 on Tuesday morning to have the accuser removed from his apartment.

The woman's lawyer says she is scared.

A judge ruled that Hardy would have to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings three times a week as a part of his release.

The public police report lists alcohol as an "incapacity" for the victim, but does not mention alcohol for Hardy.

Hardy's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, was in court on Wednesday morning but refused to comment on the case.

The Carolina Panthers released a statement saying "We are very disappointed to learn of the allegations involving Greg and are concerned for all parties as we continue to investigate."

Hardy signed the team's franchise tag tender in March and will make $13.116 million this season if he doesn't sign an extension before July 15.

"I'm a big Panthers fan and I feel like what you do behind closed doors is your own" said Katie Hildebrand. "However, you represent an organization. You represent the city of Charlotte and you need to be a role model."

Hildebrand said "I'm not okay with that type of behavior."

While Hardy's agent Drew Rosenhaus declined comment, some Panthers' fans are wondering how will the team react to Hardy's arrest.

The 25-year-old Hardy has 26 sacks over the past two seasons with the Panthers, including a franchise-tying 15 in 2013.

"Given that's he taking up most of our salary cap, I wasn't too happy about it cause he's the reason why we couldn't make many moves. So they gave him all this money and he goes out and acts like a fool" said Chris Goodnight.

Goodnight , a Panthers' fan, was in Romare Bearden Park where a photographer was snapping photographs of Goodnight and his soon-to-be-bride in Panthers gear.

He said when he heard about Hardy's arrest he became worried because "I know Mr. Richardson doesn't like that."

Goodnight said he thought "are we going to get rid of him now? I hope not. But all these things started going through my head."

So it looks like he threw his girlfriend around onto a couch that was filled with assault weapons, then threatened to kill her. Bad look for a guy trying to get a contract.

 

[MrBill]

So it looks like he threw his girlfriend around onto a couch that was filled with assault weapons, then threatened to kill her. Bad look for a guy trying to get a contract.

That is a bad look for anybody at any time.

 

[Youk]

That is a bad look for anybody at any time.

Don't think I said otherwise.

You'd think after each incident that players/people would realize what they are doing, and the ramifications.

 

[NAHSTE]

NFL's abysmal track record with violence against women continues ....

 

[Glenbino]

Leash the Kraken

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[ThomasTomasz]

Don't think I said otherwise.

You'd think after each incident that players/people would realize what they are doing, and the ramifications.

Unless it was a fetish or role-play thing gone bad, and she's trying to be a gold-digger here. I hate to play devil's advocate in a situation like this, but I could totally see it. The story doesn't add up, especially with her being thrown out into the hallway at the end. Throwing her out in the hallway means any one could have seen this happen, and I don't see anyone taking that risk.

Then again, fetish or not, I wouldn't be in that situation so what do I know. No good comes from this.

 

[Youk]

The story doesn't add up, especially with her being thrown out into the hallway at the end. Throwing her out in the hallway means any one could have seen this happen, and I don't see anyone taking that risk.

[-]It was in his home, not an apartment complex.[/-]

 

[Goober]

Unless it was a fetish or role-play thing gone bad, and she's trying to be a gold-digger here. I hate to play devil's advocate in a situation like this, but I could totally see it. The story doesn't add up, especially with her being thrown out into the hallway at the end. Throwing her out in the hallway means any one could have seen this happen, and I don't see anyone taking that risk.

Then again, fetish or not, I wouldn't be in that situation so what do I know. No good comes from this.

I am curious, what situations have you been in to where you associate choking someone and threatening to kill them on a pile of automatic weapons with a sex fetish?

 

[ThomasTomasz]

It was in his home, not an apartment complex.

Hardy, 25, was arrested on Tuesday morning after police were sent to his uptown Charlotte apartment for a domestic violence call.

Hardy's lawyer says he called 911 on Tuesday morning to have the accuser removed from his apartment.

 

[Youk]

Hardy, 25, was arrested on Tuesday morning after police were sent to his uptown Charlotte apartment for a domestic violence call.

Hardy's lawyer says he called 911 on Tuesday morning to have the accuser removed from his apartment.

I read home, my bad, I'll go redact it.

Also, there was no mention of a hallway.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

I read home, my bad, I'll go redact it.

Also, there was no mention of a hallway.

Sorry, read that from a different story, click here to view it

Excerpt: I begged them to let me go & I wouldn't tell anyone what he did. They took me out into the hall, pushed me down & went back inside the apartment. I crawled to the elevator and ran into [Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department].

 

[Youk]

Sorry, read that from a different story, click here to view it

Excerpt: I begged them to let me go & I wouldn't tell anyone what he did. They took me out into the hall, pushed me down & went back inside the apartment. I crawled to the elevator and ran into [Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department].

Thought I was going crazy while reading it.

Either way, a fetish/role-play incident is quite the odd story to come up with.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Thought I was going crazy while reading it.

Either way, a fetish/role-play incident is quite the odd story to come up with.

It just doesn't add up to me. Maybe a fetish/role play incident is coming from watching too much Law and Order SVU while away. I've read another CBS story that's got more on his side. No matter who caused this or what the root cause is, I have no idea how athletes allow themselves to get into these situations which could potentially cost them huge amounts of money.

The story surrounding Greg Hardy's arrest -- the Panthers defensive end was held in jail overnight Wednesday after being brought in for domestic assault Tuesday monring -- continues to become more and more muddled.

Wednesday we learned of an allegation from Hardy's girlfriend that he threw her on a couch that was holding what she claims was a pile of guns.

Later Wednesday 911 calls obtained by CBSSports.com paint a somewhat different picture at first. On the first call Hardy calls into the emergency service and tells the operator he's being chased and attacked by his girlfriend.

(Please be warned all calls may contain explicit language.)

Hardy 911 Call No. 1

"I'm running around the table right now. She's trying to hit me with her shoe," Hardy says on the call. "Ah s—t. She broke some glass. F—. F—! She's trying to hit me with another shoe. I'm behind the bar. I'm not touching her. My manager's retaining her. She's still trying to get me."

Hardy then states that his girlfriend "won't let" him close the door to his apartment and she "hit me in the face twice."

"She won't let me close the door. I can't touch her to get her out. She's literally kicking and scratching. My manager's retaining her," Hardy says. "She tried to hit me once, she hit me in the face twice. I'm trying to stay away from her. Can you please send somebody to help me?"

But Hardy's call doesn't tell the entire story. Another call was obtained, this one from someone identified as a downstairs neighbor who called 911 and claimed that Hardy was "beating her ass."

Hardy 911 Call No. 2

"Domestic violence. Some girl's getting her ass beat upstairs. And I heard it. And I seen it," a female voice is heard saying. "He is beating her ass right the f— now. So get here now. I was in the apartment. He's beating her ass."

A third call is between the dispatcher and the officer.

A fourth call is from another neighbor who called police to offer more information. He acknowledged he was scared to give the officer more info at the time.

Hardy 911 Call No. 4

"He promised me my name wouldn't be involved. Because I'm seriously afraid of my neighbor," the man said. "He's a huge guy. He's 6'4” and 290 pounds. There were like eight guys right here outside my door. I was kind of afraid to say anything."

According to a report from the Charlotte Observer, the Panthers met with Hardy and his agent Drew Rosenhaus on Wednesday following Hardy's release from jail.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...-hardy-911-calls-show-conflicting-information

 

[Goober]

Maybe she said she supported Michael Sam, and Hardy disagreed? Idk, just throwing stuff at the wall here, in case the sex fetish theory doesn't stick.

 

[Trmszczykowski]

I could definitely believe hardy doing this, and it sucks because he was one of my favorite Panthers.

 

[NAHSTE]

The lengths some on VSN are willing to go to to defend this type of behavior will never cease to amaze me.

mg2:

 

[ThomasTomasz]

The lengths some on VSN are willing to go to to defend this type of behavior will never cease to amaze me.

mg2:

Not defending, extremely reprehensible if true. When something doesn't add up, I typically default to thinking about a way somebody could get away with being a gold digger in these scenarios.

Now that I was able to read a few more articles, including one that I posted with the 911 calls on it, that doesn't seem to be the case right now. She got beat up pretty bad, likely by both Hardy and his manager.

 

[Goober]

Not defending, extremely reprehensible if true. When something doesn't add up, I typically default to thinking about a way somebody could get away with being a gold digger in these scenarios.

Now that I was able to read a few more articles, including one that I posted with the 911 calls on it, that doesn't seem to be the case right now. She got beat up pretty bad, likely by both Hardy and his manager.

Why is it that whenever an NFL player does something incredibly stupid, we have to wait to see "if it true." The facts disclosed in the article are so outlandish that the only way to explain it is Hardy has major anger issues and is a huge scum bag. Which seems to be common personality traits among NFL players. No reason to defend them and "wait for the facts" whatever that means. Just call a spade a spade.

 

[Senser81]

I am curious, what situations have you been in to where you associate choking someone and threatening to kill them on a pile of automatic weapons with a sex fetish?

 

[NAHSTE]

Not defending, extremely reprehensible if true. When something doesn't add up, I typically default to thinking about a way somebody could get away with being a gold digger in these scenarios.

Sounds pretty misogynist. If the story doesn't make sense, blame the woman!