Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tyree Christopher Young, 27, was arrested yesterday after allegedly breaking his girlfriend’s nose.
At about 7 a.m. on November 8, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a home in Haystacks, where the caller said a woman had knocked on her door; she said the woman was bleeding and not speaking. On his way to the address, the deputy learned that Young, the suspect, may still be in the area.
After his investigation, the deputy reported that the woman and her boyfriend Young had been drinking at their residence when they began wrestling over her phone. Young allegedly hit the victim and knocked her nose ring out; as they continued to fight, Young allegedly punched her in the face, causing her nose to bleed extensively. The deputy reported finding a puddle of blood outside the victim’s residence and another larger puddle of blood nearby. The victim was transported to an emergency room for treatment, and the deputy reported that her nose was broken in two places.