Miles Bridges has secured a temporary restraining order against his ex, Mychelle Johnson, after telling a North Carolina court she waged a months-long campaign of harassment and online attacks. A judge signed the order yesterday, directing Johnson to stay at least 500 yards away from Bridges, his home and all Charlotte Hornets facilities. The filings describe a pattern of alleged in-person run-ins and digital threats that, Bridges claims, put the couple’s children and others at risk.
Court documents detail alleged incidents at arena and online
According to TMZ, Bridges’ petition alleges Johnson showed up at a Hornets game at Spectrum Center while intoxicated, rented a hotel room nearby and “stationed an accomplice” in the lobby, then crouched behind his parked car in the facility garage to tamper with the tires. The court papers also claim she launched a cyberattack on Bridges and his attorney, used a fake phone number to text Bridges his home address, contacted his lawyer while pretending to be a different woman who said she was pregnant (leading his camp to arrange a paternity test), and threatened to leak intimate photos online. The temporary order also bars Johnson from harassing Bridges or his girlfriend, Shara, according to the documents.
Bridges' legal history and the wider context
This latest filing lands on top of a complicated legal past. Bridges previously pleaded no-contest to a felony domestic-violence charge in November 2022, was given three years’ probation, and was ordered to attend counseling and parenting classes, with the NBA handing down its own discipline afterward, as reported by Sports Illustrated. Prior protective orders involving the same couple, combined with that criminal case, add legal heft to any new motion and help explain why this situation remains under a microscope for local fans and team officials.
What a North Carolina protective order can do
Under North Carolina’s Chapter 50B, courts can issue emergency or ex parte domestic-violence protective orders that may include stay-away rules, temporary custody provisions and other relief, and those orders are enforceable by law enforcement, per the North Carolina General Assembly. Violating a valid protective order can be charged as a misdemeanor or a felony depending on how it happens, and the statute calls for quick hearings on temporary orders in many cases.
Local impact and what to watch at Spectrum Center
Because the order specifically names Charlotte Hornets facilities, the 500-yard buffer effectively wraps the Spectrum Center and team practice sites in a legal security perimeter on game days and beyond, TMZ reports. The outlet also notes that Johnson had not yet responded to the filing at the time of its reporting. The next major step is a court hearing, where a judge will decide whether to extend or modify the temporary restrictions.
For now, court records and official filings remain the clearest guide to what is actually happening. This story will be updated as more documents surface or if the Hornets, Bridges or Johnson issue public statements.
