{"id":53804,"date":"2025-06-06T04:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T04:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53804"},"modified":"2025-06-06T04:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T04:01:02","slug":"leaving-marks-cowboys-star-arrested-on-family-violence-charges-breaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53804","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLeaving Marks\u201d Cowboys Star Arrested On Family Violence Charges (Breaking).."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USATSI_21098236_168400517_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jul 27, 2023; Oxnard, CA, USA; A Dallas Cowboys helmet with Oakley visor at training camp at Marriott Residence Inn-River Ridge Playing Fields. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys are learning of some disturbing news on Thursday.\u00a0 As the team is preparing for a new era with head coach Brian Schottenheimer, one of their former stars going through some serious legal trouble.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cLeaving Marks\u201d Cowboys Star Arrested On Family Violence Charges (Breaking)<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_310661\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310661\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-310661\" title=\"&quot;Leaving Marks&quot; Cowboys Star Arrested On Family Violence Charges (Breaking) 1\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_19257059-scaled-e1736797192609.webp\" alt=\"Oct 16, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Dallas Cowboys helmet on the bench against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-310661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oct 16, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Dallas Cowboys helmet on the bench against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"pb-2 min-w-[1px]\" data-wt-guid=\"e079ce75-ae29-4d68-befe-ee9583244a15\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">City of Richardson police reported that Greg Hardy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly\u00a0assaulting\u00a0a family member:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hardy, 36, was booked into the Richardson Jail on charges of assault causing bodily injury to a family member, and as of this writing, no bond has been set.<\/p>\n<p>This allegation marks the latest in an unfortunate series of legal and behavioral issues for Hardy, a list that includes a high-profile domestic violence case in 2014 and a drug arrest in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Hardy played defensive end for the\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0in 2015 after signing as a free agent in a controversial move by team owner Jerry Jones given the troubling domestic violence charges he\u2019d previously face as a Pro Bowl member of the\u00a0Carolina Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>After he left the Cowboys, he was arrested again in September 2016 in Richardson on charges of felony possession of a controlled substance after police allegedly found cocaine in his vehicle during a routine traffic stop.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid261152\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k4Tmy44CTPs?si=1rKZ3ela4U1xWAUN\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330357\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330357\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330357\" title=\"&quot;Leaving Marks&quot; Cowboys Star Arrested On Family Violence Charges (Breaking) 2\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/USATSI_9011656_168400517_lowres.jpg.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/USATSI_9011656_168400517_lowres.jpg.webp 825w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/USATSI_9011656_168400517_lowres-402x600.jpg.webp 402w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/USATSI_9011656_168400517_lowres-768x1145.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/USATSI_9011656_168400517_lowres-150x224.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/USATSI_9011656_168400517_lowres-450x671.jpg 450w\" alt=\"Dec 19, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy (76) during the game against the New York Jets at AT&amp;T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images\" width=\"825\" height=\"1230\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dec 19, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy (76) during the game against the New York Jets at AT&amp;T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>A 2014 incident in Carolina earned him an\u00a0NFL\u00a0suspension after photos emerged of a girlfriend who appeared to have been attacked, with the published allegation that he \u201cthrew her onto a futon covered with assault rifles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A judge initially convicted Hardy of assault, but the charges were later dismissed when his accuser did not appear for a second trial.<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving the NFL, Hardy has continued to reside in the DFW area and has participated as a professional boxer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_306286\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-306286\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-306286\" title=\"&quot;Leaving Marks&quot; Cowboys Star Arrested On Family Violence Charges (Breaking) 3\" src=\"https:\/\/gridironheroics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_21497864-scaled-e1734548631122.webp\" alt=\"Sep 24, 2023; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Detail view of a Dallas Cowboys helmet in the second half against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-306286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sep 24, 2023; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Detail view of a Dallas Cowboys helmet in the second half against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. 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