ESPN.com reports that Charlotte Hornets’ restricted free agent Miles Bridges has been formally charged with felony domestic violence and child abuse.
The charges stem from allegations that Bridges assaulted his girlfriend in front of their two children on June 27 and 28. Per the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Bridges faces one felony count of injuring a child’s parent and two felony counts of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death.
LA District Attorney George Gascon released a statement, saying, “Domestic violence creates physical, mental, and emotional trauma that has a lasting impact on survivors.