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Georgia WR Colbie Young arrested on battery, assault charges


Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young was arrested early Tuesday morning on misdemeanor charges of battery and assault of an unborn child, according to Athens-Clarke County Jail records.

Young, from Binghamton New York, was being held without bond, according to jail records. He was booked into the detention center at 4:18 a.m. ET.

Further details of the incident weren’t yet available, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department spokesman.

Young played two seasons at Miami before joining the Bulldogs in December.

“This is a pending legal matter, we will have no further comment at this time,” Georgia athletics department spokesman Steven Drummond told ESPN.

The senior receiver had 11 catches for 149 yards with two touchdowns in the No. 5 Bulldogs’ first five games. He had three receptions for 51 yards in Saturday’s 31-13 victory against Auburn at Sanford Stadium.

Former Bulldogs receiver Rodarius “Rara” Thomas was dismissed from the team on Aug. 1 following his arrest on multiple family violence charges.

At the time, Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart told reporters, “He can no longer be part of the football team. He understands that. We wish him the best moving forward.”

Thomas, a senior from Eufaula, Alabama, was charged with cruelty to children-family violence, a second-degree felony, and two misdemeanor counts of battery-family violence. His case is pending in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, according to court records.

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