In a shocking bit of news, former WWE star Jeff Hardy has been arrested by the police after being charged for drugs.
Jeff Hardy Arrested
Over the last few days (maybe even longer), authorities have been keeping an eye out on Jeff Hardy and his residence. There had been some suspicion that there was a drug operation going on there.
The Narcotics & Select Enforcement Units from the Moore County Sheriff's Office and the Fayetteville Police Department worked together on the investigation.
They raided Jeff Hardy's home in Cameron, North Carolina this week. Inside the home, they found various drugs and drug paraphernalia.
The following is a list of items found in his house.
- 262 Vicodin prescription pills.
- 180 Soma prescription pills.
- 555 milliliters of anabolic steroid.
- Residual amount of powder cocaine.
- Items of drug paraphernalia.
Jeff Hardy was charged with the following violations.
- Felony trafficking in opium.
- 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.
- Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was released from jail after paying the $125,000 bail. Police reports stated that his brother (presumably Matt Hardy) bailed him out, but Jeff Hardy has denied those reports.
Different Type of Problems
While the former World Heavyweight Champion is claiming that the stories are incorrect, the official police reports do confirm that he had those items in his home.
He might not be the one that the drugs belong to, but he is wrong for having that in his house in the first place.
There's a big difference between being busted for recreational drugs by WWE and being busted by the police department for having drugs in the house.
Can He Ever Return?
WWE dodged the bullet a little bit since this incident happened after Jeff Hardy officially left the company. However, it does still look bad on them because all of the media reports are linking him to their company.
Prior to this incident, it was believed that WWE would welcome Jeff Hardy back into the company with open arms once he got the sufficient time off that he was desperately seeking.
After this incident, though, it's no longer a guaranteed thing.
Sure, Vince McMahon is a person that is focused on financial gains (which is why he likes Jeff Hardy), but he also knows that his company needs to maintain proper relationships with their sponsors and partners.
Unless Jeff Hardy is completely cleared of all charges (which is probably unlikely), the chances of him returning to a WWE ring (or even TNA, for that matter) are ridiculously slim now.
Closing Thoughts
Horrible situation here. I feel for all of the younger fans that worship Jeff Hardy. They're going to be extremely loyal to him no matter what, but it's going to be a lot more difficult to do that if he's sitting behind bars for an extended period of time. |
