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LOS ANGELES – Titus Young, the former NFL wide receiver who was arrested again last week for felony battery and is now facing 16 criminal counts in two counties in Southern California, is "sort of uncontrollable," his father, Richard Young, told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday.
"We just haven't been able to get him help," Young's father said in a phone interview Tuesday. "They take him to the hospital for a couple of days, then they have to let him out. They can't hold him.
"He's just had a problem since his concussion," said Richard Young, who wouldn't detail when that concussion was. "The CAT scan shows that. He's had problems ever since the concussion.
"It's been going on a long time. We don't know what we're going to do right now."
Young, 24, was arrested in Los Angeles last week on charges of battery with serious bodily harm – along with four misdemeanor counts of battery on school, park or hospital property.
He is in custody in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, with bail set at $105,000. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges at an arraignment at the Compton Courthouse on Monday, and he has a July 24 preliminary hearing scheduled.
The alleged crimes occurred between May 28 and July 8 and involve five separate victims, according to a statement from the Los Angeles district attorney's office.
Earlier, the L.A. sheriffs released a statement that said sheriffs responded July 8 in the afternoon regarding a battery call.
"Deputies arrived at the location and learned that the suspect, Titus Young, a resident of Los Angeles, was involved in a physical altercation with another male adult," the statement said.
He was arrested and charged with battery with serious bodily injury. He was booked the next day.
The L.A. sheriff's department would not comment on details of the arrest.
Young was arrested two days before he was scheduled to make a pretrial hearing appearance in Newport Beach, Calif., where he was facing four felonies and seven other criminal charges.
When Young missed his appearance in Orange County, the judge issued a $500,000 bench warrant. Deputy district attorney Nikki Chambers said Orange County authorities will likely wait to see what happens with Young in Los Angeles County.
Young was charged in May 2013 with burglary and assault – 11 charges in all. Since, two attorneys have sought a series of delays in the legal process while Young received medical treatment.
May 2013 booking photo provided by the Orange County (Calif.) Sheriffís Department of former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young, who was charged then with attempted burglary, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. He since has racked up many more felony charges.(Photo: AP)
His lawyers and family members declined to say what treatment he was receiving, though Young's father has repeatedly said that Young has a mental disorder that requires treatment.
Young's most recent lawyer, Brian Hurwitz, had tried to negotiate a resolution to the case with Orange County (Calif.) prosecutors.
But Hurwitz told USA TODAY Sports he is no longer representing Young.
Hurwitz declined to elaborate.
Young was a star receiver at Boise State who showed promise as a speed receiver in two seasons with the Detroit Lions until behavioral issues resulted in his release. The former second-round pick played two seasons with the Lions, catching 48 passes in 2011 and 33 in 2012.
LOS ANGELES – Titus Young, the former NFL wide receiver who was arrested again last week for felony battery and is now facing 16 criminal counts in two counties in Southern California, is "sort of uncontrollable," his father, Richard Young, told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday.
"We just haven't been able to get him help," Young's father said in a phone interview Tuesday. "They take him to the hospital for a couple of days, then they have to let him out. They can't hold him.
"He's just had a problem since his concussion," said Richard Young, who wouldn't detail when that concussion was. "The CAT scan shows that. He's had problems ever since the concussion.
"It's been going on a long time. We don't know what we're going to do right now."
Young, 24, was arrested in Los Angeles last week on charges of battery with serious bodily harm – along with four misdemeanor counts of battery on school, park or hospital property.
He is in custody in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, with bail set at $105,000. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges at an arraignment at the Compton Courthouse on Monday, and he has a July 24 preliminary hearing scheduled.
The alleged crimes occurred between May 28 and July 8 and involve five separate victims, according to a statement from the Los Angeles district attorney's office.
Earlier, the L.A. sheriffs released a statement that said sheriffs responded July 8 in the afternoon regarding a battery call.
"Deputies arrived at the location and learned that the suspect, Titus Young, a resident of Los Angeles, was involved in a physical altercation with another male adult," the statement said.
He was arrested and charged with battery with serious bodily injury. He was booked the next day.
The L.A. sheriff's department would not comment on details of the arrest.
Young was arrested two days before he was scheduled to make a pretrial hearing appearance in Newport Beach, Calif., where he was facing four felonies and seven other criminal charges.
When Young missed his appearance in Orange County, the judge issued a $500,000 bench warrant. Deputy district attorney Nikki Chambers said Orange County authorities will likely wait to see what happens with Young in Los Angeles County.
Young was charged in May 2013 with burglary and assault – 11 charges in all. Since, two attorneys have sought a series of delays in the legal process while Young received medical treatment.
May 2013 booking photo provided by the Orange County (Calif.) Sheriffís Department of former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young, who was charged then with attempted burglary, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. He since has racked up many more felony charges.(Photo: AP)
His lawyers and family members declined to say what treatment he was receiving, though Young's father has repeatedly said that Young has a mental disorder that requires treatment.
Young's most recent lawyer, Brian Hurwitz, had tried to negotiate a resolution to the case with Orange County (Calif.) prosecutors.
But Hurwitz told USA TODAY Sports he is no longer representing Young.
Hurwitz declined to elaborate.
Young was a star receiver at Boise State who showed promise as a speed receiver in two seasons with the Detroit Lions until behavioral issues resulted in his release. The former second-round pick played two seasons with the Lions, catching 48 passes in 2011 and 33 in 2012.
