LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – A London City Council member is facing a domestic violence charge.
Court documents state that Justin Young, 49, a member of the London City Council, was arrested Monday.
Justin R. Young(City of London)
According to a criminal complaint, Crystal Hoskins, the former girlfriend of Young, reported to deputies with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office last Wednesday about a May incident where Young grabbed her and shoved her into a wooden beam. She also described an incident from July where he took her phone from her and smashed it.
Young is charged with fourth-degree assault (dating violence) and second-degree criminal mischief.
He was released on a $2,500 cash bond under conditions of no contact with the victim.
WKYT has now learned that Crystal Hoskins has been charged with third-degree terroristic threatening and fourth-degree assault (domestic). According to a criminal complaint, two days before Hoskins approached deputies, Young reported to the sheriff’s office about an incident in August where, during an argument, Hoskins hit Young several times, took his glasses, broke his phone and stated that she was going to kill him. He also said that Young hit him in the face and bit him on several occasions. Deputies say Young has a video of one of the assaults along with photos of the bite marks on his arm.
Recently, Young, as part of the London City Council, voted to impeach and remove Randall Weddle from his position as London mayor and to appoint Tracie Handley as the interim mayor.
Young will be arraigned on Wednesday.
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