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Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges had three criminal charges dropped on Tuesday.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, court documents showed that the Mecklenburg County Superior Court in North Carolina dropped criminal counts of violating a domestic violence protective order, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal property against Bridges due to “lack of sufficient evidence.”
Bridges had a court date set for Feb. 20 due to an alleged violation of a protection order in October stemming from the domestic violence case that resulted in his arrest in June 2022.
Wojnarowski and Tim Bontemps reported that prosecutors said in Tuesday’s court filing that the victim, Bridges’ former girlfriend, gave conflicting statements to police and later told them she was unsure how her vehicle was damaged in the October incident. The filing stated that “given the lack of sufficient evidence to overcome the inconsistency of these accounts, the state would not be successful at trial.”
“The evidence was going to show Miles was innocent and we were going to win a trial,” Bridges’ attorney, Allen Brotherton, said. “Our local prosecutor has great integrity and people should appreciate the courage to do the right thing.”
Bridges is serving three years of probation after pleading no contest in exchange for no jail time in November 2022. Per the Los Angeles district attorney’s office, he must adhere to a 10-year protection order for the mother of his two children, weekly narcotics and marijuana testing, and restitution.
Bridges missed the entire 2022-23 season and was officially levied a 30-game suspension from the NBA, which caused him to miss the first 10 games of this season.
In 42 games this year, Bridges is averaging a career-high 21.6 points. Wojnarowski reported last week that the Hornets’ goal is to re-sign him this summer.
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