THE NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT
The night of May 12, 2014, Hardy, and Holder, along with Hardy’s assistant and other friends, went out drinking. Holder later admitted to snorting cocaine that night, although a co-worker enacted her Fifth Amendment rights when asked about taking cocaine with Holder that night. After a night of partying, including Hardy getting upset when a Nelly song was played in one of the clubs they visited, they returned to Hardy’s apartment and continued to party.
The 9-1-1 Calls:
At approximately 4:18 a.m., Hardy made a call to 9-1-1, in which he stated the following:
- That Holder had hit him in the face twice, and wouldn’t leave the apartment, and that she told him to break her arm when he asked her to leave.
- Hardy’s assistant was trying to retain her but she was attempting to his Hardy with a shoe.
- Hardy stated that she wouldn’t let him close the door to the apartment and that he “can’t touch her to get her out”.
- That he was trying to stay away from her, and that he was behind the bar, and wasn’t touching her, but that she had broken some glass and he couldn’t walk through his kitchen. Additionally he repeatedly asked “What do I do?”
- When asked if he needed a medic he stated that he was “a little swollen” but didn’t notice any bleeding, although later in the call he said “Ah (expletive), am I bleeding? (Expletive), I’m bleeding, man. (Expletive).”
Throughout the call he could be heard telling his assistant to “Keep her, bro, keep her. Don’t let her go,” as well as telling her “You shouldn’t have hit me, you shouldn’t have hit me.” She could be heard in the background yelling.
Shortly after Hardy’s 9-1-1 call, another call was placed by an attendant at Hardy’s building, a woman, claiming to have been in the apartment during the incident was with him, and kept interrupting the call. In this call the two parties stated:
- (Female) “Domestic Violence. Do you hear that bull(expletive)? He’s beating her (expletive) in there. Some girl’s getting her (expletive) beat upstairs, and I heard it. And I seen it. He is beating her (expletive) right the (expletive) now. So get here now. I was in the apartment, he’s beating her (expletive).''
- The building attendant stated that the female told him that she was in the front room of the apartment, and heard the argument in the back room.
- The attendant also stated that the female who was speaking on the call had initially stated that she heard the altercation, and later said she had seen it.
- According to the attendant, while they were on the call, the other female (Holder) walked out of the apartment (and apparently down stairs to his post).
- (Attendant) “I don’t know her name. She just stated her name to you. It’s my first time seeing these girls ever. The one that was talking, she’s drunk. You can tell that she’s inebriated.”
A third 911 call was placed the next afternoon by a neighbor, who stated he had heard what he thought was moving furniture, but after he called the woman involved (likely Holder), she said that they were not moving furniture. He also stated that what he heard was likely the incident that the eight officers were outside his apartment investigating the night before.
The incident report & arrest warrant:
The incident report for the investigation lists a white, 24-year-old female (Holder) as the victim, although the name was temporarily withheld on the copy I was able to view. In the report, the officer stated that the victim was drunk, and had incurred minor injuries (Bruises/Scratches), and refused medical treatment at the scene. The only listing of weapons was “Personal Weapons (hands, feet, teeth, etc.)”. The narrative listed by the officer stated “On May 13, 2014 at approximately 0418 the victim was physically assaulted by the suspect at his residence located at (blank). The victim and suspect have been in an active relationship together since September 2013.”
At 12:49 PM on May 13, 2014, a warrant was issued for Hardy’s arrest. The warrant stated that Hardy assaulted Holder by (the capital letters are present in the document):
“GRABBING VICTIM AND THROWING ON THE FLOOR, THROWING INTO A BATHTUB, SLAMMING HER AGAINST A FUTON, AND STRANGLING HER.”
The Restraining Order:
On May 14, 2014, Holder filed a “Complain and motion for domestic violence protective order” against Hardy, with the following statement:
“On May 13, 2014, Greg Hardy attacked me in his apartment. Hardy picked me up and threw me into the tile tub area in his bathroom. I have bruises from head to toe, including my head, neck, back, shoulders, arms, legs, elbow and feet. Hardy pulled me from the tub by my hair, screaming at me that he was going to kill me, break my arms, and other threats that I completely believe. He drug me across the bathroom and out into the bedroom. Hardy choked me with both hands around my throat while I was lying on the floor. He picked me up over his head and threw me onto a couch covered in assault rifles and/or shotguns. I landed on those weapons. Hardy bragged that all those assault rifles were loaded. Landing on those weapons bruised my neck and back. Hardy screamed for his “administrative assistant” (Sammy Curtis) to come into the room and hold me down. Curtis came into the room, grabbed me from behind and held me down. Hardy and Curtis then took me into the living room area. I wasn’t nearly strong or fast enough to escape. I begged them to let me go & I wouldn’t tell anyone what he did. They took me out into the hall, pushed me down & went back inside his apartment. I crawled to the elevator, and ran into CMPD.”
The restraining order, however, was dismissed when Holder did not show up in court on May 15th, 2014.
