Hornets’ Miles Bridges Faces Arrest Warrant After Violating Protection Order

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges is facing another arrest warrant for violating a protection order, 11 months after pleading no contest to a felony domestic abuse charge. Bridges was given three years of probation but is now accused of retaliating against the mother of his two children by breaking the windshield of her car in front of her house.

According to the summons order, Bridges threw billiard balls at the windshield of the woman’s car while the children were still inside it. He also allegedly “told the police he would take everything from her and withhold child support” and that he “allowed his current girlfriend to yell, scream and kick the victim’s car while the children were inside it.”

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reportedly claims that the warrant was first issued in January, and a criminal summons was issued Wednesday for the protection order violation, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal property.

Bridges was first arrested in June 2022 after assaulting Mychelle Johnson in front of their two children in an incident that she claimed involved strangulation and beating to the point of concussion, multiple fractures and bruising. As the court case proceeded, Bridges had to miss the 2022-23 season, one in which he was expected to improve upon his career-high numbers from the year prior.

After pleading no contest and receiving his probation sentence, Bridges began to take steps to rejoin the Hornets ahead of the 2023-24 season. With 20 games served of his 30-game suspension, he could return after ten games this season. At a press conference in July this year, Bridges apologized for his conduct and said that he intended to improve going forward.

“I want to apologize to everybody for the pain and embarrassment that I have caused everyone, especially my family,” Bridges said. “This year away I’ve used to prioritize going to therapy and becoming the best person I can be — someone that my family and everyone here can be proud of.”

It is unclear if Bridges was aware of a pending arrest warrant issued in January, and he has not yet commented on the new accusations that he was near Johnson’s residence and vandalized her vehicle. If proven guilty, Bridges’ current probation sentence could be lengthened or revoked altogether in favor of harsher punishment, up to and including time in prison.

Article by Patrick Moquin