Georgia large receiver Colbie Young was arrested Tuesday on costs of battery and assault on an unborn little one.
Athens-Clarke County jail information present Young was booked at 4:18 a.m. on the misdemeanor costs. A police report obtained by The Associated Press stated his arrest adopted an altercation with a 20-year-old lady who described herself to police as Young’s ex-girlfriend and informed officers she went to Young’s residence “to speak about their relationship.”
She stated the dialogue turned heated “after she found out he was on the phone with another woman.” The lady informed police Young “physically pulled her out of his room” and in addition “grabbed her from behind” and “picked her up and began to squeeze her torso and abdomen very hard.”
The lady informed police she believed Young “was trying to harm her.” The arresting officer stated Young denied being accountable for a bruise, discoloration and redness the officer discovered on the girl and denied grabbing her.
Young’s lawyer, Kim Stephens, informed the AP in a press release Young didn't hurt the girl.
“Colbie Young was arrested last night after he asked his ex-girlfriend to leave his apartment,” Stephens stated. “He did not make any physical contact with her in any way that could ever be considered a crime. I expect Mr. Young to be fully exonerated once our investigation is complete and the truth revealed.”
Young, a senior from Binghamton, New York, transferred to Georgia following two seasons at Miami. Young has 11 receptions for 149 yards and two touchdowns in 5 video games for No. 5 Georgia, together with two begins. Young had three catches for a team-leading 51 yards in final week’s 31-13 win over Auburn.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart didn't have an instantaneous assertion on the arrest. Smart prevented discussing Young’s standing when he spoke with reporters Tuesday following apply for Saturday’s sport in opposition to Mississippi State.
“I know you guys want to know about Colbie,” Smart stated earlier than including “but it’s a pending legal matter.”
Young was launched on $3,800 bond Tuesday afternoon.
Smart stated he has not talked with Young. Smart doesn't normally announce if a participant might be suspended following arrests, so Young’s standing for the Mississippi State sport is unsure.
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Smart dismissed wide receiver Rara Thomas from the crew earlier than the season after Thomas was charged with cruelty to kids and battery. It was the second arrest in two years for Thomas, a switch from Mississippi State.
On Sept. 12, cornerback Daniel Harris was arrested on a reckless driving cost after police stated he was driving 106 mph. Harris was the most recent of a minimum of two dozen driving-related violations similar to DUI, reckless driving or rushing involving Georgia gamers.
Smart has acknowledged struggling to get his gamers to drive safely — a problem that took on heightened significance since a crash that killed a player and a recruiting staffer in January 2023, shortly after the crew celebrated its second straight nationwide championship. Offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy have been killed within the automobile crash on Jan. 15, 2023, simply days after the Bulldogs gained the nationwide title sport.
