Jeff Hardy has been sentenced today, September 8, to ten days in jail, 30 months of probation and a $100,000 fine stemming from his arrest back in September 2009. This sentence is part of a plea deal that will keep him out of a much longer prison sentence.
Hardy pled guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver a controlled substance and a single count of conspiracy to traffic in a substance containing opium, all of which are felonies. He also agreed to remain in a drug abuse treatment program. All other counts against Hardy were dropped, again due to the plea agreement reached.
The court allowed a request from Hardy’s lawyer that he is allowed to travel outside of his home state of North Carolina in order to continue his work for TNA Wrestling.
He was originally arrested on September 11, 2009, when police found 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and drug paraphernalia after a search of his house. He was indicted on January 4, 2010. He faces five felonies, a misdemeanor charge and a conspiracy charge.
His original charges included:
- Felony possession of cocaine
- Felony drug trafficking of opium
- Felony possession with intent to redistribute a Schedule III drug (two counts)
- Maintaining a dwelling for drug use and/or distribution
- Possession of drug paraphernalia (misdemeanor)
- Conspiracy to traffic opium for trafficking four or more grams but less than fourteen grams of opium/heroin.He made his return to TNA Wrestling on the August 25 Impact Wrestling television tapings in Huntsville, Alabama. That taped appearance will air tonight, September 8, on Impact. The show airs at 8 PM CST on Spike TV.