Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young was arrested early Tuesday morning by Athens Clarke County police on one misdemeanor count of battery and one misdemeanor count of assault on an unborn child.
He was released on bonds totaling $1,300 at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon.
In a text to UGASports, UGA Executive Athletic Director for Communication Strategies Steven Drummond said, "This is a pending legal matter. We will have no further comment at this time."
Young’s attorney Kim Stephens said he expects Young to be cleared.”
“Colbie Young was arrested last night after he asked his ex-girlfriend to leave his apartment. He did not make physical contact with her in any way that could ever be considered a crime,” Stephens said via text to UGASports. “ I expect Mr. Young to be fully exonerated once our investigation is complete and the truth revealed.”
According to the incident report obtained by UGASports, once police arrived at the scene at Young's apartment at 888 Horizon Blvd., officers met with the alleged victim who reported she was there to meet with the Bulldog wide receiver to "speak with him about their relationship."
Per the alleged victim, the conversation became "heated" after finding him on the phone with another woman.
According to the victim, Young grabbed her left arm near her bicep/tricep and "physically pulled her out of his room." The victim said that Young was "using derogatory terms and being demeaning."
Young would later emerge from his room and per the victim "grabbed her from behind", and began "squeezing her torso and abdomen very hard."
Per the report, police noticed a bruise and discoloration on the bottom of her chest. Redness was also noticed on her right flank.
An officer transported her to the hospital for medical attention.
According to the report, Young was "very closed and gave very short answers." Young denied grabbing the victim.
However, officers found probable cause "based on the totality of the circumstances with physical evidence of injury" and placed Young under arrest
Young is Georgia’s fifth-leading receiver with 11 catches for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
From the police report:
"I arrived on scene and met with —----. (She) told me that tonight around midnight she went over to her Ex-Boyfriend's apartment to speak with him about the status of their relationship. (She) told me that she was at Mr. Young's apartment for about 20 minutes. She told me that his name was Mr. Colbie Young. (She) said that she went over to his apartment, and [REDACTED] to speak about their relationship. She said that it started to turn into a heated argument after she found out that he was on the phone with another woman. She claimed that there was infidelity in the relationship. She said that Mr. Young grabbed her left arm near her bicep and tricep and physically pulled her out of his room. She said that Mr. Young was using derogatory terms and being demeaning of her. She said that he went back into his bedroom, shut the door, and locked it.
(She) told me that she began to gather her things and a friend called her phone. She said when she answered it, Mr. Young, came out and grabbed her from behind. She said that he picked her up and began to squeeze her torso and abdomen very hard. She said that she felt like Mr. [Young] was trying to harm her-
I looked at (her) injuries. She had a bruise and discoloration on the bottom right side of her chest where it meets the abdomen. She also had redness on her right flank. No injuries were noted on the arm where she said Mr. Young grabbed her. Photos were taken of her injuries.
I called EMS to come evaluate (her). She declined to be transported by EMS, but agreed to seek medical attention if I transported her to the hospital. I transported her to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
(She) told me that Mr. Young resided at —-----. Other officers and I went over to his residence to try to make contact with him.
I knocked on the door of —--. Mr. Young came to the door and invited me inside. I asked him what occurred tonight with —-. He initially told me nothing. While interviewing him further he told me that (she) came over invited. He said that they were going to talk about their relationship. He said it recently ended. He told me that the argument got heated and he escorted her to the door. Mr. Young denied ever grabbing (her) tonight. I asked him how she received the injuries she did and he told me it wasn't from him. While I was interviewing Mr. Young he was very closed and gave very short closed answers.
I found probable cause based on the totality of the circumstances along with physical evidence of injury to (her). I told him that he could grab some things to take with him, but he was going to have to come with us. I asked him to place his hands behind his back and told him he was under arrest. Once they were I placed him in handcuffs, double-locked them, and checked them for proper fit. I transported Mr. Young to the Clarke County Jail without incident. Once we arrived at the Clarke County Jail, he was turned over to CCSO deputies"
