Georgia player charged with assault of unborn child

Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young was arrested Tuesday on charges of assault and battery on an unborn child, the AP reports. Athens-Clarke County Jail records show Young was booked on a misdemeanor charge at 4:18 a.m. A police report obtained by the AP said his arrest followed an altercation with a 20-year-old woman who identified herself to police as Young’s ex-girlfriend and told officers she had gone to Young’s apartment “to over to talk about their relationship.” She said the discussion became heated “after she found out he was on the phone with another woman.” The woman told police that Young physically dragged her out of his room, also “grabbing her from behind” and “lifting her up and started squeezing her upper body and stomach very hard”.

The woman told police she believed Young was “trying to harm her.” The arresting officer said Young denied being responsible for a bruise, discoloration and redness the officer noted on the woman and denied grabbing her. Young’s attorney, Kim Stephens, told the AP in a statement that Young did not make physical contact with his ex and asked her to leave his apartment. Young, a senior from Binghamton, New York, transferred to Georgia after two seasons in Miami. Young has 11 receptions for 149 yards and two touchdowns in five games for No. 5 Georgia, including two starts. Young had three catches for a team-leading 51 yards in a 31-13 win over Auburn last week.

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