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Colbie Young arrest: Report details incident involving Georgia WR
By Paul Harvey
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Colbie Young is the latest Georgia player in hot water after his Tuesday morning arrest on charges of battery and assault of an unborn child. The former Miami wide receiver transferred into the program during the offseason and was booked by Athens-Clarke County Police early Tuesday.
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach has since obtained the incident report from the Athens-Clarke County Police from Young’s arrest. (Warning: Allegations of domestic violence are included in the report and could be triggering to some readers.)
According to that report, a 20-year-old woman who described herself as Young’s ex-girlfriend went to his apartment around 12 am Tuesday to discuss their relationship.
The conversation became heated after she found Young on the phone with another woman, after which the complainant said Young “grabbed her left arm near her biceps and triceps and physically pulled her out of his room.” She also claims Young was “using derogatory terms” and being demeaning.
After Young returned to his room and locked his door, the woman says she began to collect her belongings when a friend called her phone. Upon answering, Young returned and “grabbed her from behind” said the woman while also claiming he “picked her up and began to squeeze her torso and abdomen very hard.” She said it felt “like [Young] was trying to harm her.”
The officer included in the report that he observed a bruise and discoloration on the bottom of the woman’s chest where it meets the abdomen and redness on her right side. The woman was transported by the police officer to an Athens hospital for treatment.
Young denied grabbing the woman and told the officer the woman’s injuries were not from him when interviewed. Young’s attorney released a statement on the incident to ESPN:
“Colbie Young was arrested last night after he asked his ex-girlfriend to leave his apartment,” Kim Stephens, Young’s attorney, told ESPN. “He did not make 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.”
A Georgia spokesperson also acknowledged the matter:
“This is a pending legal matter, we will have no further comment at this time,” Georgia athletic department spokesperson Steven Drummond told ESPN.
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
