Mashfield Man Who Helps Addicts Arrested For Giving Drugs To Woman

Marshfield police say a man who runs a support group for addicts has been arrested on drug charges.  Fifty-two-year-old Benjamin Hardy is scheduled to return to Marathon County Circuit Court later this month.  He is accused of giving a woman hydrocodone while they were at a Marshfield church.  Hardy is charged with felony delivering narcotics.  He directs Crossroads to Recovery, a support group based in Marshfield which helps people who struggle with addiction.