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Hours before Georgia football practiced Tuesday afternoon for Saturday’s game at Mississippi State, wide receiver Colbie Young was released on bond from the Clarke County jail after his early morning arrest.
The Miami transfer was charged with assault on an unborn child and battery, both misdemeanors, after police spoke to a woman who identified herself as Young’s ex-girlfriend.
“It’s a pending legal matter,” coach Kirby Smart said. “He’s not with us right now. I haven’t had a chance to talk to him.”
The female had a bruise and discoloration on the bottom of her chest where it meets the abdomen and redness on her right flank, according to a police incident report obtained by the Athens Banner-Herald. The woman told police Young picked her up and squeezed her torso and abdomen very hard.
Young denied grabbing the accuser, police said.
Kim Stephens, Young’s attorney, said in a statement to the Banner-Herald that Young was arrested “after he asked his ex-girlfriend to leave his apartment. He did not make physical contact with her in any way that could even be considered a crime. I expect Mr. Young to be fully exonerated once our investigation is complete and the truth is revealed.”
Smart said he found out about Young’s arrest when he woke up Tuesday.
“It was one of those 7 a.m. deals,” he said.
Young is the seventh Georgia football player known to be arrested this year. Georgia has had 16 incidents this year where players have been arrested or charged with reckless driving, racing, speeding or battery.
“When you have 130 17 to 23 year-olds, you’re going to have issues,” Smart said. “It’s not going to be perfect and I certainly recognize we’ve got to do a better job. But it’s hard. It’s hard on our staff because we’ve got really good kids and we’ve got really good people, man.”
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Publish date : 2024-10-08 22:27:31
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