Miles Bridges charged with felony domestic violence after June arrest
Former Michigan State basketball star Miles Bridges, who became a restricted NBA free agent this summer, has been formally charged with felony domestic violence and child abuse after a June incident. According to ESPN’s report, the incident was the second in a span of two days and occurred in front of the couple’s two children.
Miles Bridges was arrested for domestic violence in Los Angeles on June 29 after police responded to an incident involving “intimate partner violence with injury.” He was later released on a $130,000 bond.
“Domestic violence creates physical, mental and emotional trauma that has a lasting impact on survivors,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. “Children who witness family violence are especially vulnerable and the impact on them is immeasurable. Mr. Bridges will be held accountable for his actions and our Bureau of Victim Services will support the survivors through this difficult process.”
Mychelle Johnson, the alleged victim of the incident, later posted images of her injury along with a medical report which identified her as an “adult victim of physical abuse by a male partner.” Her listed injuries included strangulation, brain concussion, fracture of nasal bone, contusion of rib as well as multiple bruises.
Bridges’ arraignment is schedule for Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to ESPN.
More about Miles Bridges
Bridges starred at Michigan State from 2016 to 2018 after coming in as a highly touted recruit. In his two years in East Lansing, he averaged 17 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for the Spartans. That earned him Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 2017 and a consensus All-American nod in 2018.
Out of high school, Bridges was a five-star prospect and the No. 6 player in the nation from the class of 2016, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
The Los Angeles Clippers selected Bridges with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, but wound up trading the pick to the Charlotte Hornets, where he played the first four years of his career. During his NBA career so far, Bridges has averaged 13.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest in 291 career games — including 188 stars — with Charlotte.
Last year, he turned in his best year yet, scoring 20.2 points and pulling down 7.0 rebounds to help the Hornets to a 43-39 record to sneak into the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Charlotte saw its season come to an end against the Atlanta Hawks in the first game of the play-in and recently hired Steve Clifford to serve as the team’s new head coach, replacing James Borrego.