Domestic battery charge against IU’s Hardy dismissed

FORT WAYNE – A domestic battery charge against IU wide receiver James Hardy has been dismissed.\nHardy, 21, was arrested in May in his hometown of Fort Wayne and was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery after an alleged attack on his girlfriend and their infant son. He avoided a trial on the criminal charges by agreeing to take part in a pretrial diversion program in August.\nRobyn Niedzweicki, spokeswoman for the Allen County prosecutor’s office, said the charge was dismissed Wednesday after Hardy completed the six-month program.\nHardy received counseling in Bloomington in communication improvement and anger management at his own expense, authorities said.\nHardy’s girlfriend, Kyra Nolan, 22, told emergency personnel that Hardy hit her and their infant son, according to a probable-cause affidavit. But during a June 13 hearing she testified that she phoned 911 to “get at” Hardy and said the incident was a “big misunderstanding.”\nHardy received an honorable mention on this season’s All-Big Ten team.