TNA star Jeff Hardy was back in a Moore County, North Carolina courtroom on Thursday and pleaded guilty to three felony drug charges stemming from his September 2009 arrest. He will serve 10 days in jail, have to pay fine of $100,000 and will be on probation for 30 months. In the event that Hardy violates his probation, he can be sent back to jail. Hardy pleaded guilty to three drug felonies: two counts of Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and one count of Conspiracy to Traffic in a Compound Containing Opium.
Here are a few new details from today’s court proceedings:
* In exchange for pleading guilty, the other counts against Jeff Hardy were dropped.
* Hardy has agreed to remain in a drug abuse treatment program.
* Jeff was granted a request to travel outside of North Carolina so he can work for TNA. Jeff Hardy returns to TNA television tonight on Impact Wrestling.
Well… that resolves that, I suppose. All that time spent languishing in the courts and all he gets is a slap on the wrist… figures. Good thing he still has a job.
By the way… in an unrelated *cough* note, Kurt Angle apparently signed a 3-year deal with TNA despite getting arrested for DUI… apparently, Matt Hardy’s stock was as high as he thought… but maybe his retirement and time away from the business will help him get his bearings back… something that a LOT of other people could use at the moment.
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