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Domestic violence charges against NFL's Hardy dropped
Source: Reuters
Domestic violence charges against NFL's Hardy dropped
BY STEVE GINSBURG
Mon Feb 9, 2015 12:50pm EST
(Reuters) - Domestic violence charges were abruptly dropped on Monday against Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy after his accuser could not be found to testify, prosecutors said.
The jury trial for Hardy, 26, had been set to begin in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday. He was accused of assaulting his former girlfriend, Nicole Holder, and threatening to kill her.
"The victim appears to have intentionally made herself unavailable to the state," the District Attorney's Office said in a statement. "Without her testimony in this particular instance, the state could not proceed."
Hardy, a five-year NFL veteran, was found guilty by a district court judge in July but, under North Carolina law, appealed the verdict and was then allowed to have a jury trial.
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BY STEVE GINSBURG
Mon Feb 9, 2015 12:50pm EST
(Reuters) - Domestic violence charges were abruptly dropped on Monday against Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy after his accuser could not be found to testify, prosecutors said.
The jury trial for Hardy, 26, had been set to begin in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday. He was accused of assaulting his former girlfriend, Nicole Holder, and threatening to kill her.
"The victim appears to have intentionally made herself unavailable to the state," the District Attorney's Office said in a statement. "Without her testimony in this particular instance, the state could not proceed."
Hardy, a five-year NFL veteran, was found guilty by a district court judge in July but, under North Carolina law, appealed the verdict and was then allowed to have a jury trial.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/09/us-nfl-hardy-abuse-idUSKBN0LD1W320150209
