Georgia WR Colbie Young arrested on battery, assault charges - ESPN

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 booked into the detention center at 4:18 a.m. ET.

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.

According to an Athens-Clarke County Police incident report obtained by ESPN, a 20-year-old woman, who described herself as Young's ex-girlfriend, told police that she went to his apartment around 12 a.m. ET Tuesday to discuss their relationship.

When the conversation became heated after she discovered he was on the phone with another woman, the complainant said Young «grabbed her left arm near her biceps and triceps and physically pulled her out of his room.» The woman said Young was «using derogatory terms and being demeaning of her.» She said Young went back to his room and locked the door.

The woman told police she started to collect her belongings when a friend called her phone. When she answered, the woman told police that «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 she felt like [Young] was trying to harm her.»

The officer noted 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 police officer transported the woman to an Athens hospital for treatment.

When the officer interviewed Young, he said he escorted the woman to his front