Current:Home > StocksCharges against Miles Bridges connected to domestic violence case dropped-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
Charges against Miles Bridges connected to domestic violence case dropped
View Date:2024-12-23 16:19:08
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Criminal charges connected to a domestic violence case against Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges were dropped Tuesday because of “insufficient evidence,” court documents show.
Bridges had been facing three charges for an alleged violation of a domestic violence protection order on Oct. 6, 2023, misdemeanor child abuse and injury to personal property.
The state said in a Charlotte Mecklenburg County Court filing that prosecutors would “not be successful at trial.” The woman who accused Bridges gave conflicting stories of what happened, authorities said.
“Given the lack of sufficient evidence necessary to overcome the inconsistency of these accounts, the state would not be successful at trial,” the court documents signed by prosecutor Samantha Pendergrass said.
Superior Court documents say that when police officers responded to a call they found a woman and her children in a vehicle with a damaged windshield. She initially told police another woman at the house caused the damage, but then told them a few days later it was Bridges who inflicted the damage. Later, the woman told prosecutors she was unsure how her car was damaged, according to court documents.
Bridges had been scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 20 to answer those charges.
He sat out all of the 2022-23 NBA season as a result of the domestic violence case from June 2022. Bridges was accused of assaulting the mother of his children in front of them in Los Angeles.
He pleaded no contest in November 2022 to one felony count of injuring a child’s parent, agreeing to do so in exchange for three years of probation and no jail time. The 25-year-old Bridges was also ordered to complete 52 weeks of parenting classes, 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling and 100 hours of community service as part of the agreement.
Before the plea, Bridges had been facing three felony charges — the one he pleaded no contest to, and two others of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death — and up to 11 years in prison.
Bridges missed the first 10 games of this season as part of a league-imposed suspension.
Bridges, who will become an unrestricted free agent after the season, is averaging 20.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game this season for the Hornets.
___
AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA
veryGood! (279)
Related
- Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy
- Party of Pakistan’s popular ex-premier Imran Khan says he’ll contest upcoming elections from prison
- Filmmakers call on Iranian authorities to drop charges against 2 movie directors
- Find Your Signature Scent at Sephora's Major Perfume Sale, Here Are 8 E! Shopping Editors Favorites
- Ariana Grande Shares Dad's Emotional Reaction to Using His Last Name in Wicked Credits
- EU claims a migration deal breakthrough after years of talks
- Argentina’s president warned of a tough response to protests. He’s about to face the first one
- The Winner of The Voice Season 24 is…
- Kevin Costner Shares His Honest Reaction to John Dutton's Controversial Fate on Yellowstone
- Deep flaws in FDA oversight of medical devices — and patient harm — exposed in lawsuits and records
Ranking
- Jennifer Garner and Boyfriend John Miller Are All Smiles In Rare Public Outing
- Will Chick-fil-A open on Sunday? New bill would make it required at New York rest stops.
- Filmmakers call on Iranian authorities to drop charges against 2 movie directors
- Tesla’s Swedish labor dispute pits anti-union Musk against Scandinavian worker ideals
- Caitlin Clark's gold Nike golf shoes turn heads at The Annika LPGA pro-am
- Huntley crowned 'The Voice' Season 24 winner: Watch his finale performance
- House Democrats send letter to Biden criticizing Netanyahu's military strategy
- News helicopter crashes in New Jersey, killing pilot and photographer, TV station says
Recommendation
-
Stocks soared on news of Trump's election. Bonds sank. Here's why.
-
Here's why your North Face and Supreme gifts might not arrive by Christmas Day
-
Cinnamon in recalled applesauce pouches may have had 2,000 times the proposed limit of lead
-
Newest toys coming to McDonald's Happy Meals: Squishmallows
-
Arkansas governor unveils $102 million plan to update state employee pay plan
-
Take a Tour of Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Husband Justin Mikita’s Los Angeles Home
-
Mother of a child punished by a court for urinating in public refuses to sign probation terms
-
Overly broad terrorist watchlist poses national security risks, Senate report says