Jackson nurse practitioner jailed in Memphis on assault charge
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local nurse practitioner is jailed in Memphis on an assault charge, according to his attorney.
Jeff Young
Jeff Young, 43, was booked into the Shelby County Jail Wednesday night on an assault charge, according to his attorney, Mark Donahoe.
Donahoe said Young has not been charged in connection with a Drug Enforcement Agency raid Wednesday of both his clinic and residence in north Jackson.
The judge set Young’s bond at $250 on the assault charge. Donahoe said he will be released sometime Thursday.
According to court documents, Young is facing the assault charge in Shelby County in connection with an Oct. 1 incident at a concert in Memphis.
Young reportedly approached a woman from behind while she was sitting in a chair at the concert and began hugging her and rubbing his face against hers, according to an affidavit.
The woman reportedly held up her arm and told him to leave her alone, at which time Young allegedly taunted her and repeatedly asked her what was wrong.
Young then asked another woman to take a photo of the incident, which reportedly shows Young standing behind the woman while leaning over her, according to the affidavit.
Young then aggressively hugged the woman, rubbed his face against hers and knocked her to the floor, the document states.
The woman reported that she had bruises from the chair and floor.
She identified Young from a photo lineup, according to the affidavit.
“It is just some very minor issue that we really look forward to taking on,” Donahoe said of the assault charge in Shelby County. “We’re just beginning our investigation, but we will vigorously defend that allegation out of Memphis.”
Young’s PreventaGenix clinic is back open for business, according to Donahoe.
He said DEA agents currently are reviewing documents and computers taken during the raid.
