F Miles Bridges, a suspended Hornet, has received a citation for a crime

According to a representative of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina, a felony summons was issued for Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges on Wednesday for breaching a domestic violence protection order, misdemeanor child abuse, and damage to personal property.

The 25-year-old Bridges is also the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for breaking a domestic violence protective order, which was first issued on January 2. As of Wednesday night, neither the warrant nor the summons had been served, therefore neither was readily available.

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A Hornets representative said, “We are aware of the reports and are gathering further information.

After being accused of hitting his then-girlfriend in front of their two children in May 2022, Bridges pled no contest to a felony domestic violence charge in November and was sentenced to three years of probation but no jail time as part of a bargain with prosecutors. Bridges entered a no-contest plea, which indicated that he accepted the verdict and sentence without openly admitting guilt.

Bridges were required to abide by the provisions of a 10-year protective order as part of that agreement, which included keeping 100 yards away from and avoiding contact with the woman at issue. Aside from being prohibited from possessing any firearms, ammo, or other weapons, he was also forced to attend 52 weeks of parenting classes and 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling, perform 100 hours of community service, and submit to weekly drug testing.

According to the case statement in Mecklenburg District Court, the incidents that resulted in the criminal summons being issued Wednesday occurred on Tuesday and involved the same woman.

As Bridges missed last season, the NBA in April handed down a 30-game suspension without pay for him, 20 of which had already been completed. The suspension prevented Bridges from participating in the first 10 games of the upcoming regular season after he agreed to a one-year, $7.9 million qualifying offer to rejoin the Hornets in July. Bridges isn’t participating in the preseason either.

Bridges made his first public statements regarding the situation in July, following the signing of the qualifying offer. He said, “I want to apologize to everyone for the sorrow and disgrace that I have caused everyone, especially my family. I’ve made it a priority to attend therapy sessions and improve myself so that my family and everyone else here can be proud of me during this year abroad.

Requests for a response from the NBA were not immediately answered by a spokeswoman.

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