According to a representative for the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina, a felony summons was issued Wednesday for Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges for breaking a domestic violence protection order, misdemeanor child abuse, and harm to personal property.
The 25-year-old Bridges also has an outstanding arrest warrant for breaching a domestic violence protection order, according to the spokeswoman. The warrant and summons were not readily accessible since they had not yet been served as of Wednesday night.
“We are aware of the reports and are in the process of gathering more information,” a Hornets representative stated.
Bridges pled no guilty to a felony domestic violence charge in November and was sentenced to three years probation but no prison time as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors after being accused of hitting his then-girlfriend in front of their two children in May 2022. Bridges entered a no-contest plea, which meant he accepted the verdict and sentence without openly admitting guilt.
Bridges agreed to comply with the provisions of a 10-year protection order, which included remaining 100 yards away from and having no contact with the lady in the case. He was also forced to attend 52 weeks of domestic violence therapy and 52 weeks of parenting education, conduct 100 hours of community service, and submit to weekly drugs testing, all while being prohibited from owning any firearms, ammo, or weapons.
According to the case summary in Mecklenburg District Court and a police report acquired by ESPN, the occurrences that resulted in the criminal summons were on Oct. 6 and involved the same lady. According to the allegation, the woman’s windshield was shattered and her protection order was breached at her home.
Bridges received a 30-game ban without pay from the NBA in April, with 20 games already served as he sat out last season. Bridges, who signed a one-year, $7.9 million qualifying offer to return to the Hornets in July, will miss the first ten games of the next regular season as a result of the ban. Bridges is also not participating in the preseason.
Bridges made his first public remarks on the topic in July, after accepting the qualifying offer, stating, “I want to apologize to everyone for the pain and embarrassment that I have caused everyone, especially my family.” “I’ve used this year away to prioritize going to therapy and becoming the best person I can be — someone my family and everyone here can be proud of.”
A request for comment from the NBA was not immediately returned.
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