Simply days earlier than Christmas again in 2021, Nothing Extra vocalist Jonny Hawkins ran over his then girlfriend along with his truck in a home violence incident that resulted in extreme accidents and authorized repercussions following the singer’s eventual arrest. And as particulars of the incident have begun circulating on-line, Nothing Extra introduced that they’ve pulled out of their tour dates with Godsmack and Staind.

The announcement got here in a social media put up late this afternoon, because the band issued an announcement in assist of Hawkins and his continued involvement with Nothing Extra.

“One horrible evening doesn’t outline an individual’s whole life. Jonny has taken accountability for his actions in his private life, and he has been held accountable within the eyes of the legislation.

“We all know Jonny higher than anybody, and he’s not a violent individual. We’ve by no means witnessed or seen proof of violence from him in any of his relationships. Nonetheless, all of us have witnessed bodily abuse in the direction of Jonny over the course of his most up-to-date relationship.

“We’ve been by his aspect for the previous yr and a half, and we assist the efforts that he has taken to make issues proper.

-Mark, Daniel and Ben

“Out of respect for Godsmack and Staind we’ve determined to take away ourselves from the tour that begins subsequent week in addition to our reveals in Albany and Cleveland whereas we take care of issues which can be very private and personal to the band. We stay up for seeing you on the street in September.”

In accordance with a police report and courtroom paperwork offered to MetalSucks, the incident in query happened on December 23, 2021 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Investigators obtained surveillance footage which confirmed Hawkins’ truck abruptly cease within the street earlier than a girl is compelled out of the passenger aspect. Shortly afterward, the truck goes ahead and runs the girl over with the again passenger tire, ensuing within the truck visibly elevating because it goes over her physique. The truck fled the scene and the girl was left on the street till authorities arrived.

The girl suffered extreme accidents, together with “street rash on her elbows, again, proper thigh and decrease leg” and “a collapsed lung and damaged spinal bones along with the extreme street rash,” in accordance with police.

Hawkins was ultimately taken into custody on March 9, 2022 after he turned himself in. He was arrested with tried aggravated battery with a motorcar, however these prices turned hit and run driving inflicting loss of life or critical damage when he acquired to courtroom on September 22, 2022. After coming into a not responsible plea in absentia, the courtroom later decreased the cost to vehicular negligent injuring, turning his prices from a category 3 felony to a category 4 misdemeanor. After getting the lesser cost, Hawkins modified his plea to responsible.

Because of this, Hawkins served three days in jail earlier than being sentenced to energetic probation for a yr. He was additionally required to finish 40 hours of group service and pay all courtroom charges and fines related to the case.

All through the method, the girl allegedly didn’t need to press prices or search punitive motion in opposition to Hawkins. Throughout an April 7, 2022 courtroom date, the girl testified that it was an accident and she or he didn’t want a restraining order in opposition to the singer, saying “their relationship was stronger than the incident.”

That finally proved to not be the case and so they separated. In accordance with Hawkins, it was solely after the separation was closing and all of his issues have been faraway from their home, that she posted the graphic photographs and detailed what occurred from her perspective on Instagram in an effort to harm him. The whole lot she posted ultimately made its method to Reddit, which is the place a lot of the backlash started to foment.

We have no idea the entire particulars, nor are we attempting to go judgment on anybody right here. It simply appears like two individuals who weren’t proper for one another and shit acquired out of hand. We’ve posted Jonny Hawkins’ full assertion beneath.

As for the Godsmack and Staind tour, we’ll put up an replace after we discover out who will take Nothing Extra’s place.

These are photos of me with a girl with whom I’ve had a loving, but additionally extremely unstable, relationship for over six years. The primary image is from March of this yr. The second image is from an occasion in January. We’ve frolicked collectively on and off over the previous few years, together with as just lately as this previous 4th of July weekend.

I cherished her very a lot, however generally love will not be sufficient to maintain two individuals collectively. Our relationship was not excellent. I used to be not excellent, and neither was she. My family and friends described the connection as poisonous, and, final week, I made a decision that it wanted to finish.

The one purpose that I’m sharing any of this personal info with you is as a result of my ex has determined to vilify me publicly by presenting images of a horrible accident that occurred greater than a yr and a half in the past with out telling you the entire story. It is a arduous reality to share, however I’ve taken accountability in my opinion.

One evening in December 2021, after a collection of dangerous selections by each of us, fueled partially by alcohol, she started to hit me with a full can of beer within the face and eyes whereas I used to be driving. Sadly, this was not the primary time I needed to defend myself from her assaults. As she escalated the scenario, I ended the truck and compelled her to get out. Whereas driving away, I unknowingly ran over her with the again wheel. I had no purpose to suppose she was underneath my truck, and I left with out realizing that she had been injured.

Whereas her accidents from the accident have been vital, they have been made exponentially worse by an an infection brought on by the IV on the hospital. For instance, the ugly photographs of her arm that she printed the place you possibly can see what seems to be like bone was the results of an emergency surgical procedure to do away with her staph an infection.

I do know all of this, as a result of as quickly as I discovered she was injured, I went to the hospital that evening. I used to be proper there beside her for a number of weeks whereas she recovered within the hospital after which after she was discharged, I helped her recuperate at dwelling.

Although she instructed legislation enforcement, family and friends that she didn’t need to press prices, and that this was all an accident, I turned myself into the authorities in March 2022 as required by a state legislation.

I pled responsible to a misdemeanor for negligent vehicular damage and, after serving three days in jail for that misdemeanor, I used to be sentenced to probation. Since then, I’ve continued to carry out the group service required by the courtroom.

State legislation additionally required a restraining order to be put in place. However, as you possibly can see within the courtroom doc posted above, she made it clear that she believed this matter was an accident, that our relationship was “stronger because the incident,” and requested for it to be eliminated (which it was).

For the previous yr and a half, we’ve made a number of makes an attempt to revive our relationship and rediscover the nice issues that introduced us collectively years in the past. We’ve had some successes but additionally many failures, and it was clear to me that we simply can’t be collectively. Inside hours of me taking the ultimate objects I had on the dwelling we shared, she posted images of her time within the hospital in a intentionally deceptive method.

I take full accountability for my actions that evening in 2021 and, since then, I’ve absolutely complied with the authorities. I don’t consider that evening is indicative of who I’m or the person I’ve tried to be since. However, given {that a} skewed and weaponized model of occasions is now being put out to the world, I felt it was vital to share these extra info.