- Miles Bridges is accused of assaulting the mother of his children in 2022
- The arrest warrant was originally issued on January 2
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Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges turned himself in Friday after an arrest warrant was issued for an alleged protection order violation stemming from a domestic violence case last year.
Bridges reported early in the morning in Lincoln County, a suburb of Charlotte. He was accompanied by his attorney, according to Larry Seagle, the public information officer for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Bridges appeared before a district court judge and was released on $1,000 bond.
The 25-year-old Bridges was in Washington, DC on Thursday night when the Hornets played the Wizards in a preseason game, according to a team spokesman. Bridges did not play because he was suspended by the league.
The warrant was originally issued on January 2, but was not served before then. No details were made available.
Bridges, seen playing in 2022, turned himself in in Lincoln County, a suburb of Charlotte
Bridges poses at the Charlotte Hornets media day in Charlotte, NC last week
Bridges will also be served a criminal summons for an Oct. 6 allegation of violating a protection order, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal property.
According to court documents, this criminal summons had not yet been served by Friday morning.
Bridges is currently serving three years of probation after pleading no contest in exchange for no jail time in the June 2022 domestic violence case involving the mother of his two children, who accused Bridges of assaulting her in front of the children.
He was ordered to comply with a 10-year criminal protection order for the woman, weekly drug and marijuana testing, and restitution, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The AP usually does not identify alleged victims unless they have given permission for their name to be used.
Bridges is currently serving a 10-game suspension from the NBA to start the season. It remains to be seen whether Bridges could face further discipline from the league.
Messages left for Bridges’ attorney were not immediately returned.
The NBA and the Hornets both said they are looking into the situation and gathering more information.
Bridges signed a one-year, $7.92 million qualifying offer with the Hornets in July.