It seems that Andrew Hardwick, the man who inspired Taylor Swift's Teardrops On My Guitar, was arrested for alleged child abuse in Hendersonville, Tennessee, on Saturday, according to authorities. Ouch. That's gotta hurt. Andrew Hardwick, arrested for alleged child abuse the day after Christmas? Uh-oh. This isn't good.
Hendersonville Police said they charged three people including Andrew Hardwick, 27, Christopher Hardwick, 34, and Joni Hardwick, 44, after a 3-year-old girl suffered severe bruising and lacerations on her head and a concussion. Detective Sgt. Jim Vaughn told PEOPLE she was airlifted to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital and has since been released.
Police responded to call at a home in Hendersonville shortly before 10pm on December 26. According to affidavits obtained by PEOPLE, the victims' mother Amber Hardwick said her girls were with Andrew Harkwick on another floor before her 5-year-old daughter came downstairs and explained that he hit her. The older child also told officers Andrew Hardwick struck her in the face, but she did not require medical attention, police said.
Christopher Hardwick, Andrew Hardwick's half-brother, told authorities he saw Andrew Hardwick strike the 3-year-old girld in the face, resulting in the injuries, the affidavits reveal. Police said Christopher Hardwick claimed that he and Andrew Hardwick consumed a large amount of alchohol in the hours leading up to the incident.
Officers claimed Christopher Hardwick's behavior was "extemely belligerent" and he appeared intoxicated as he approached police holding the 3-year-old girl. He is accused of shoving and pushing an officer when they tried to calm him and appearing prone to fight when an officer attempted to take the child. Joni Hardwick put up a fight inside the house, shoving one officer and kicking another in the chest, police said.
Andrew Hardwick was charged with aggravated child abuse and child abbuse.His bail was set at $100,000 and he is scheduled to appear in court on February 10, 2016.
Joni Hardwick, whose relation to the victim is not clear, face simple assault on an officer and resisting arrest charges. She was released under 1 thousand dollars bond and is set to appear in court on February 8, 2016.
Christopher Hardwick was cited for assult and disorderly conduct and will appear before a judge on January 25, 2016.
I'm shocked. Poor Andrew Hardwick. He will have to go to jail in February as he charged for child abuse. Yeah, blame Taylor Swift writing songs about boys and pop music for screwing up Taylor Swift's career after 2006 and her crossover with other genres like country at the same time. But that's for another day.
Anyway, what are your thoughts on why Andrew Hardwick was charged for abusing a 3-year-old child?
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