Nick Hogan Released

Nick Hogan is out of jail. His sister Brooke was photographed giving her brother a huge hug as he walks out a free man. Pretty emotional moment for the Hogan family.

After pleading no contest to reckless driving charges stemming from an August 2007 crash, Nick entered the jail on May 9, 2008 - walking out of the detention facility for the first time on Tuesday morning at 12:32 AM.

Just prior to her brother’s release, Brooke wrote on her MySpace page, “I can’t even tell you, as a sister, how exciting this is for me! Nick and I are like best friends...and I can’t believe how long I’ve gone without him. I just can’t wait to see my Nicky! I’m gonna make him every kind of food you can possibly think of! He’s been living on bread and potatoes so far and I know some Mac-n-Cheese is gonna hit the spot! LOL”

Nick Hogan To Be Released From Jail Early

Whoa! This is some interesting news. Wrestler Hulk Hogan's son Nick is getting out of jail nearly three months early with credits for good behavior and working.

The young Hogan has been serving an eight-month sentence at Pinellas County Jail in Clearwater, Fla., for reckless driving that led to an accident with serious injuries to his 22-year-old friend John Graziano, is due to be released Oct. 21. Nick is best known for appearing in the reality show surrounding his family on VH1, Hogan Knows Best.

Hogans receive threatening calls re. car accident

The Hogan family is reportedly on the receiving end of several threatening phone calls allegedly made by someone from the Graziano family.

John Graziano was a passenger when Nick Bollea, Hulk Hogan's son, had his car accident last year. Graziano was nearly killed and sustained permanent injuries.

Clearwater, Fla. police are investigating the phone calls, although police spokesman Doug Matthews did not reveal the family member behind the threats. He also declined to name the Hogan party on the receiving end of the calls.

Morris Weinberg, an attorney for the Hogans, has confirmed that the police have listened to the threatening messages left on his clients' voicemail, although he did not reveal the content of said messages.

"Does the family take it seriously? Yes, they do," Weinberg said.

At this time, information is still pending. No charges have been filed and no arrests have been made thus far.

Accused child molester contacts Nick Hogan

TMZ.com has reported that 29-year-old former Florida teacher Stephanie Ragusa tried to contact Hulk Hogan's son, 17-year-old Nick Bollea, in prison.

Ragusa made headlines after she was charged with having sexual relations with her students. She has pled not guilty to having sex with several teenagers who attended the local middle school where she taught.

She is currently awaiting trial in jail and has been barred from contacting any of the teens involved in her case.

In her letter to Bollea, who is in jail for his involvement in a near-fatal car accident that left his best friend permanently injured, Ragusa told the teen he is "not alone." She said she sympathizes with the public nature of his situation, as well.

".. For what it is worth, I can sympathize with the dynamics of your case, esp. in light of the public. It's not us, Nick, but something 'off' with society, that our situations garner more attention & print than the President, the election, or even an earthquake killing thousands," she wrote. "Nothing prepares you for it nor prevents it; sensationalism."

According to TMZ, police said the letter was intercepted before it reached Bollea; however, he did receive a copy eventually.

One is the Loneliest Number for Hulk Hogan's Son

Nick Bollea, son of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, is not too happy with solitary confinement. The 17-year-old's lawyers said in a motion filed Friday that the isolation is causing him "unbearable anxiety."

He spends up to 17 hours a day alone in his cell, and does not have access to amenities like educational programs.

Bollea is being held in solitary confinement in Pinellas County Jail's medical ward because he is too young to be in main holding. He is serving eight months after pleading no contest to reckless driving and causing a crash that seriously injured his friend.

His lawyers asked the judge to consider alternatives to isolation such as releasing him with ankle monitoring until he turns 18, or placing him in minimum security.

Hulk Hogan's family in car accident

Former wrestler Hulk Hogan and his family were reportedly involved in a car accident in Clearwater, Florida earlier today.

According to Tampa's CBS affiliate, WTSP, Hogan, his estranged wife Linda and their daughter Brooke were involved in a seven-car accident that shut down the northbound lanes of the Bayside Bridge.

Although no one was seriously hurt, the Hogan's white Mercedes was damaged and towed from the scene, WSTP reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the accident, which occurred just before 4 p.m. The Bayside Bridge was shut down for 20 minutes and later re-opened.

This was not the first car accident for the Hogan family. Son Nick, 17, was recently sentenced to 8 months in Pinellas County jail after a November car accident - where he was reportedly street racing - critically injured his friend, John Graziano.


UPDATE: According to an official Florida Highway Patrol report, Brooke Hogan was actually at the wheel of the car, and the only other person in the car was a friend of hers.

The head-on collision occurred when 19-year-old Ronald Gallman lost control of his vehicle when attempting to change lanes. He hit Hogan's car, pushing it into a concrete wall barrier.

Both cars involved sustained approximately $3,000 worth of damage. So far no charges have been filed against either drivers.

Hulk Hogan's son sentenced to 8 months in jail

Nick Bollea, the 17-year-old son of pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, entered a no contest plea and was sentenced for charges of felony reckless driving involving serious bodily injury. The charges stem from an August 2007 car crash where Bollea's excessive speed led to critical, permanent injuries for his friend and passenger John Graziano.

Bollea had received numerous prior speeding tickets, and in court today it was revealed that his license plate, COEHSP, stands for "Capable of Eluding High Speed Pursuit."

Bollea faced up to five years in state prison if he did not take the plea agreement. Instead, the reality star of VH1's "Hogan Knows Best" was sentenced today to eight months in Pinellas County Jail, effective immediately.

During the sentencing part of the hearing, 12 witnesses said they saw Bollea drag racing at the time of the accident.

Graziano's father Ed also made an emotional plea on behalf of his son: "John was my first born son, and the first chance to carry on my family name."

Before the accident, John Graziano "was healthy, he was safe, and he was strong. He was a hero. He was a United States Marine. He was willing to put his life in harm's way to protect his country's freedom, [but] what Al Queda could not do to my son, Nick did to my son in minutes."


Ed Graziano also said his son's mental and physical condition is likely permanent, and that he will probably never be able to communicate with family and friends again.

John Graziano's father, as well as his sister, Kristen Carson, said Bollea never expressed his remorse for his role in the accident.

"We have never once heard him apologize. He has never said sorry," Carson said.

The Hogan family responded to the accusations.

"I miss John being around me all the time," Bollea said. "I know this has been extremely difficult for the Grazianos, and it has also been extremely difficult to my family, and I feel terrible about it."

While Hulk Hogan expressed his condolences, both for the Graziano family and his own, he also defended Bollea.

"Nick is not the person that he's been asked to be portrayed on TV... Nick is a good person. He is kind, he is gentle, he's compassionate, and he doesn't have a bad bone in his body," he said. "People fail to realize that Nick is still a 17-year-old child."

Prior to Judge Philip Federico sentence, he said the crash was not "an accident" and called Bollea's driving behavior "cavalier."

In addition to the 8 years behind bars, Federico sentenced Bollea to five years of probation, 100 hours of community service per year and one day monthly in "some positive framework." He also suspended Bollea's driver's license for three years and told the underage teen he could not drink alcohol.