UPDATE: Jeff Hardy Heads To Court Later This Month, Full List Of Charges

Jeff Hardy Arrested On Drug Charges

[UPDATE]

Jeff Hardy just posted the following updates on his Twitter page.

"The media is the media, I wish they would at least report the story correctly & accurately. I will make a statement later."

"For the record, Matt didn't bail me out, loan me money, or is his name on anything.. He's just learning about today's situation."

The media is going by the press release that the Moore County Sheriff's Department issued about the incident. As for reports that Matt Hardy bailed him out, again, the Moore County Sheriff's Department stated that Jeff's "brother" bailed him out.

[UPDATE 2]

North Carolina's The News & Observer has an article up featuring these new details regarding the Jeff Hardy situation.

- Jeff Hardy and Beth were at home when the raid took place Friday morning. Beth was not arrested.

- The case is still under investigation meaning more charges against Hardy remain possible.

- It is still not known if the drugs found at the home were for Hardy's personal use or if he was selling them.

- Opium trafficking, which is one of the charges Hardy faces, carries a mandatory prison sentence of 3-14 years, even for first-time offenders.

[UPDATE 3]

- Jeff Hardy will head to court on Wednesday, September 30th, and will face the following charges:

* Felony possession of cocaine
* Felony drug trafficking of opium
* (Two Counts) Felony possession with intent to redistribute a Schedule III drug
* Maintaining a dwelling for drug use and/or distribution
* Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia

- The drug trafficking charge comes from the weight of the pills that Hardy had in his home at the time of the bust. If Hardy is able to provide a legal prescription for the painkillers (some or all), the weight would be reduced, and then the trafficking charges could be dropped.

- While Hardy promised a statement through his TWITTER last week, he still has not issued that statement.

Credit: Pwinsider.com

He's going to serve time. No way around this.

EDIT: Also, it seems very likely that he got these once he left the company. That is ALOT of drugs.

Hilarious.

The Charismatic Enabler

Police Statement:

PWInsider.com has also posted the following official statement from The Moore County Police department, who arrested Jeff Hardy earlier today.

September 11, 2009

Sheriff Lane Carter reports the arrest of an individual on charges of trafficking in controlled prescription pills, and possession of anabolic steroids. Sheriff Carter reported a joint investigation conducted by officers from the Moore County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, Moore County Sheriff's Office Select Enforcement Unit, and Fayetteville Police Department led to the arrest.

Officers executed a search warrant at a residence located at [----Adress Deleted--] near Cameron, North Carolina. During the search officers located and seized approximately 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills (Soma's are non-controlled prescription pills), 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine, and items of drug paraphernalia. Vicodin and anabolic steroids are included in Schedule III within the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act. The estimated street value of the drugs seized is $2,500.00.

Arrested was:

Jeffrey Nero Hardy - 32 years of age Cameron, North Carolina

Jeffrey Nero Hardy was arrested on September 11, 2009 and charged with felony trafficking in opium, two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substance, felony possession of cocaine, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Jeffrey Nero Hardy received a $125,000.00 secured bond and was placed in the Moore County Detention Center.

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Jeff Hardy has posted the following Tweets on his Twitter account:

"For the record, Matt didn't bail me out, loan me money, or is his name on anything.. He's just learning about today's situation.." Hardy then posted: "The media is the media, I wish they would at least report the story correctly & accurately. I will make a statement later."

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The Charismatic Enabler

sephy37

I was gonna go with the Charismatic Pharmasist, but that works too.

WWE is just lucky, IMHO, this did not happen when Jeff was still the champion.

WWE is just lucky, IMHO, this did not happen when Jeff was still the champion.

Link256

My thoughts exactly. IMO, Jeff needed this. Either jail time, or re-hab, this **** stops. If he wasn't arrested, I can only imagine how long it would take to see "Jeff Hardy found dead" in the headlines.

WWE is just lucky, IMHO, this did not happen when Jeff was still the champion.

Link256

This sucks though, this is just ridicoulous. Why would he need to be dealing drugs and stuff. This is just stupid.

1. Nero? Really? (no wonder he's on drugs)

2. That sure didn't take long, did it?

3. Its not shocking he got nailed for possession, but possession of so much... and variety.

4. Opium?

5. While this isn't as bad as it could be for WWE (Jeff being employed by them and/or World Champion), this still does not reflect well on WWE. It seems unlikely he stockpiled those in the two weeks he's been gone.

6. I mean, I know exceptionally little about drugs... but that seems like a lot. A LOT. Quite a bit more than one person needs.

7. I imagine that door back to WWE ain't going to be as open as it was.

8. TNA's probably calling. After all, there hasn't been a good loser goes to jail match in a decade or so.

9. Maybe explains why he was so ready to get out of the WWE, so he could really get his side career as a drug dealer up and running.

10. TNA also probably thinks the wrestling drug dealer would be HUGE for them. Kurt would love it as well.

1. Nero? Really? (no wonder he's on drugs)

6. I mean, I know exceptionally little about drugs... but that seems like a lot. A LOT. Quite a bit more than one person needs.

9. Maybe explains why he was so ready to get out of the WWE, so he could really get his side career as a drug dealer up and running.

10. TNA also probably thinks the wrestling drug dealer would be HUGE for them. Kurt would love it as well.

The_Dude14

1. I lol'd when I found out too.

2. It is a bunch of drugs, too much. But I'm sure he was able to get it quick. After all he's been under the influences for a long time, so he's got connections.

3. Exactly my thoughts.

4. New members of the main event mafia, Jeff "The Charismatic Enabler" [as sephy said] and Pac Man Jones. Just what the mafia really needed.

Even though deep down I know what the answer to this question already is, but when is he going to sort his **** out?!?!?

Oh No, Mr. Hardy

heh heh....Hmm Hmm...

Ha ha ha...

Snicker.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I bet Punk's current character is laughing his ass off and said "I told you so!"

On a serious side of things, I can't believe Jeff is doing this to ruin his life! So much of coming back to the WWE now! WWE will knock on his door anytime soon.

Watch WWE go and have Punk use this as a tactic to get over as a heel.Razor-Lazor

[QUOTE="Razor-Lazor"]Watch WWE go and have Punk use this as a tactic to get over as a heel.The_Dude14

Oh really?

[QUOTE="The_Dude14"]I'm thinking WWE is going to want to keep themselves as far away from this story as possible.Razor-Lazor

They report drug suspensions on WWE.com. They don't mention them on TV, at the time. Unless I missed something, Rey Mysterio isn't missing from TV, because he failed a drug test, he's just not on the show after his fantabulous match with John Morrison.

There is a massive difference between reporting news on your website and using it as part of a storyline on TV. Had WWE known this was coming, I think they would have avoided the drug storyline altogether. Had WWE known this was coming, its highly unlikely Jeff would have held the World Title for more than a day. Now that its happened, look for CM Punk to stop name dropping Jeff and focus more on Taker and Matt directly. Look for Matt to simply hate CM Punk, not hate CM Punk because he retired his accused felon brother.

I could be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time, maybe the next Smackdown will start with CM Punk reading the newspaper article to bury Hardy completely. However, this DOES NOT make WWE look good and I expect them to distance themselves from it as much as possible.

And try going to the ACTUAL WWE.com right now (12:55 AM Eastern Time) and finding it, because I sure can't find it.

I could be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time, maybe the next Smackdown will start with CM Punk reading the newspaper article to bury Hardy completely.

 

The_Dude14

Who doesn't want this to happen?

Jeff's officially been moved to the WWE Alumni group on WWE.com.

http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wwealumni/jeffhardy/

I could be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time, maybe the next Smackdown will start with CM Punk reading the newspaper article to bury Hardy completely.The_Dude14

Jim Ross on Jeff Hardy's Arrest: The news of Jeff Hardy's apparent arrest on drug charges is disturbing. I have spoken to no one about this matter and only know what info that I have read that was distributed by the police in North Carolina. I hope that there is better news on this matter forthcoming from Jeff or his attorney. Hopefully, Jeff has retained sufficient counsel to help him address these issues. I know that Jeff Hardy is a good young man with endless talents who finished his stint in WWE in grand fashion. Jeff, as are none of us, isn't perfect and I only hope this matter can be resolved quickly and efficiently so Jeff can move on with his life in a healthy and positive way. Jeff Hardy is innocent until proven guilty as there is likely much more to this matter than we know at this time.

You can check out the full blog here.

"Don't think of judging Jeff Hardy until you've walked a mile in his shoes. I will always have Jeffs back..."

from Chris Jericho's twitter account.

http://twitter.com/IAmJericho

Just an interesting note from someone I know everyone around here respects.

keiblerfan69, in that case, what is your take on this situation?

WWE wants a more family wholesome product and yet they push trash like this guy. The kids should be cheering for a good role model. A straight edge wrestler in CM Punk. Not some drug addict in Hardy. If I was a parent my kid would be cheering for CM Punk. I'd take out the belt if there were cheers for a drug addict.The__Havoc

FayObserver.com spoke with Moore County Police Department officials who explained that they searched the home of Jeff Hardy based on a tip that they received from someone. Following an investigation of the tip, Chief Deputy Neil Godfry said that a search warrant was then obtained.

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keiblerfan69, in that case, what is your take on this situation?

Link256

I don't really know. He had the drugs so he deserves the punishment but I wonder what Jericho means by that.

- Matt Hardy posted the following on his Twitter page.

"It's been a long, stressful day for me.. But, everything will be ok.. Guaranteed. Like Public Enemy said "Don't Believe The Hype!"

"Thanks for the support on SD tonight-I know I'm not 100% yet, but I promise you I'll get there. And remember, innocent until proven guilty."Matt Hardy posted the following on his Twitter page."

- And Lance Storm has an article up talking about the Jeff Hardy situation here.

"And remember, innocent until proven guilty."

Link256

They should just stop with that. When you find a guy's house filled with that much **** in it, you shouldn't be hinting that you're innocent.

Former coworker, Ken Anderson speaks out on Jeff Hardy's arrest

Of course everyone makes mistakes. But you don't keep making the same ones.

Hahaha, see, CM Punk is right, Jeff Hardy is a crappy role model, who takes drugs, he ain't straightedge like my man Punk!LilRonnie10

nobody is straight edge like you're man CM Punk.

Anyhow, Jeff will hopefully go to rehab and stay there for a long time. I hope he comes out of this a better person and stops doing this s***. Because it is not doing anything but ruining his life, and heck, it ruined it already.

[QUOTE="LilRonnie10"]Hahaha, see, CM Punk is right, Jeff Hardy is a crappy role model, who takes drugs, he ain't straightedge like my man Punk!lilhbk

nobody is straight edge like you're man CM Punk.

Speak for yourself.

Alright, I understand that Jeff had these drug problems for several years, and they must have stopped while we was in the WWE. You can't deny this, he wasn't suspended and they put the belt on him. Three times. But something just crossed my mind. I am not trying to shift any blame here, but do you think his feud with CM Punk and the realization that Punk's character is smacking the bitter truth right in his face, leading to a relapse? I have a strange feeling that Jeff received his farewell in the same manner Vickie did. Believe it or not people, the WWE kept him OFF drugs. Taking a sabbatical was a really bad idea, whether he needed it or not.Dark_Hylian8

Interesting take on the matter tbh.

During their promos, Jeff really couldn't defend himself. It must hurt having the truth being told in your face every week.

[QUOTE="lilhbk"] nobody is straight edge like you're man CM Punk.Mu5uk0

I am sure, at least the majority of the people in this union have at least had a drink of alcohol, or smoked a cigarrete, or done other things at least once. Speaking for myself, yes I have had a few drinks. Just chill

[QUOTE="Mu5uk0"]Speak for yourself.lilhbk

I am sure, at least the majority of the people in this union have at least had a drink of alcohol, or smoked a cigarrete, or done other things at least once. Speaking for myself, yes I have had a few drinks. Just chill

And before you start telling people to chill, how about you stop ****ing on others' lifestyle choices.