article_snippet.sent: Those charges were later dropped on an appeal when Nicki Holder could not be located to testify.
article_snippet.sent: May. May. previous conviction was the result of a bench trial.
article_snippet.sent: A jury trial ultimately led to these charges last season.
highlights_snippet.sent: Charges were eventually dropped after ex-girlfriend Nicki Holder could not be located when Hardy's lawyers appealed the decision and asked for a jury trial .
  