Seems like everybody's lucking out today. Mario's mom Shawntia Hardaway just dropped all charges against her son after she reported a little over a month ago that Mario attacked her.
The deets and her change of story when you read on...
Ms. Hardaway, who is an admitted Heroin addict who has been battling the addiction for years, filed charges against her own son singer Mario back in September. He was then arrested and charged with second degree assault.
But now, she has dropped all charges according to her lawyer, because she realized she didn't really have a case. She also changed her story and said Mario never touched her, she was just intoxicated that night when she filed her report. According to the NY Daily News:
Shawntia Hardaway was intoxicated when she told police her son, whose real name is Mario Dewar Barrett, had pushed her, causing "minor pain," according to police reports. Hardaway's attorney, Richard Woods, said she was simply upset when she filed the report.
"It was much to do about nothing," Woods said, according to the Baltimore Sun. "I met with her, she told me what happened and there wasn't any criminal action on the part of Mario."
Hardaway told police on Sept. 27 that the former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant, 24, pushed her "eight feet into a living room wall," causing her to strike her head.
Mario was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree assault and later released after he posted a $50,000 bond.
His attorney pointed to Hardaway's drug use as a reason for the initial accusations.
"It was clear from the beginning that Mario never touched or struck his mother," he said. "She was under the influence of drugs when she gave her statement to police. To her credit, she corrected her statement in court today."
Wow. There are many things going on here. I hope Mario and Shawntia continues to work through the issues.
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