UGA wide receiver pleads no contest to misdemeanor in assault case, ESPN reports
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct in a criminal case stemming from his arrest in October, according to ESPN.
Young’s attorney, Kim Stephens, told ESPN Young will serve 12 months probation, pay a $500 fine and attend a family violence intervention program.
Young was arrested on Oct. 8 and charged with assault on an unborn child and battery after allegedly beating a woman claiming to be his ex-girlfriend.
According to a police report obtained by The Associated Press, the woman told officers she went to Young’s apartment “to speak 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 Young “physically pulled her out of his room” and also “grabbed her from behind” and “picked her up and began to squeeze her torso and abdomen 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 found on the woman and denied grabbing her.
The woman later requested that those charges be dropped.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart placed Young on indefinite suspension after his arrest and he did not play for the team for the rest of the season.
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