Former Detroit Lions prospect Titus Young will remain in jail in California after being denied parole recently.
The Los Angeles Times reported Monday that Young, serving a four-year prison sentence after assaulting a neighbor in 2016, is being denied parole because of his “history of violent criminality.”
Young, a former wide receiver and a second-round draft pick by the Lions in 2011, is serving his time at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, east of L.A. The L.A. Times reported the parole board, in issuing its report Jan. 31, said Young hasn’t violated any prison roles since being incarcerated but that he has “a pattern of assaultive behavior.