Dmitri Young in rehab for undisclosed reasons

[McKain]

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...606090327/1004

He's been hitting horribly so far this season, and he was charged with domestic violence, and the two definitely seemed inclusive of each other, so I'm not too surprised at this.

I wish him the best.

[ThomasTomasz]

I'm willing to hedge a bet that it is dealing with depression, and he may have gotten himself hooked on some kind of medication. I wish him the best as well, and it's a shame that he has to go through with this type of thing.

[Giants666]

Tigers' Young a no-show at court appearance

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Detroit Tigers designated hitter Dmitri Young did not appear at a scheduled court hearing to face a domestic violence charge Tuesday, leading a judge to require his lawyer to provide documentation of the player's whereabouts by the end of the day.

Young was accused of choking a 21-year-old woman on April 14 at the Townsend Hotel in suburban Detroit. If convicted of the misdemeanor charge, the 32-year-old Young could face up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.

William Swor, Young's lawyer, faxed the court of Judge Diane D'Agostini on Monday asking that the pretrial hearing be delayed because Swor was scheduled to be in federal court in Miami on Tuesday for a different case.

D'Agostini rejected the request, and neither Young nor Swor were present in court on Tuesday morning.

Assistant Oakland County prosecutor Tare Wigod said Swor told him that Young had a medical emergency and was out of state. D'Agostini ordered proof by the end of the day that Young was housed at a legitimate medical facility. She also ordered Swor to appear in her courtroom on Friday.

There was no immediate comment Tuesday from Swor or Adam Katz, Young's agent.

Young, who was placed on the disabled list last month with an irritation of a strain in his right quadriceps, is hitting .169 in 59 at-bats with four RBIss this season.

He is in his 11th major league season and fifth with Detroit.

[Giants666]

Arrest warrant issued for Young
Neither Tigers DH nor his attorney appear in court for hearing on domestic-violence case.

A judge issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for Tigers designated hitter Dmitri Young after learning that Young, who is out on bond in a misdemeanor domestic-violence case, is no longer in Michigan, as the bond requires him to be.

"We received documentation this afternoon," 48th District Court administrator Jim Harkins said, "that shows that (Young) did not comport with the bond conditions set by the court. Those conditions stated specific dates for his job, when he could leave the state."

Earlier in the day, Young and his attorney, William Swor, failed to appear in the Bloomfield Hills courtroom of Judge Diane Dickow D'Agostini for a pre-trial hearing. Young is charged with choking a 21-year-old Toledo woman at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham on April 14. He faces a maximum penalty of 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.

On Monday, Swor faxed the court a request to delay Tuesday's hearing because he was scheduled to be in a trial in Florida. But assistant Oakland County prosecutor Tare Wigod told The Associated Press that Swor told him Young was out of state because of a medical emergency.

D'Agostini rejected the delay request and, when neither Young nor his attorney showed, ordered Swor to provide proof by the end of the day that Young was housed at a legitimate medical facility.

The document provided by Swor, however, which the court refused to release to the public, indicated Young was not in Michigan, a violation of his bond terms.

The judge forfeited Young's original $5,000 personal bond, instituted a cash/surety bond of $5,000 in its place, and issued a bench warrant for Young's arrest.

Swor did not respond to telephone and e-mail requests for an interview.