(Washington) American Miles Bridges, player for the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA, presented himself to judicial authorities on Friday, after the issuance of an arrest warrant for domestic violence, said the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. in North Carolina in a press release.
The 25-year-old winger was released on bail after three hours at the detention center.
Bridges is notably accused of violence against minors and of having violated a removal order taken against him after a first conviction for domestic violence in 2022.
According to ESPN, on October 6 the player threw billiard balls at his ex-partner’s car, where their two children were, in front of his home.
In June 2022 he attacked his ex-partner in front of their two children in Los Angeles. Bridges declined to contest the charges, without admitting his guilt, accepting a three-year probation sentence.
Bridges, who did not play in the 2022-23 season, was suspended 30 games by the NBA in April. He theoretically has 10 games left to serve at the start of the new season, scheduled for October 24.
Selected 12th in the 2018 draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, this 2.01 m winger was immediately sent to Charlotte, where he gradually became an essential element.
