LOGAN — A 56-year-old Providence man has been arrested for allegedly strangling a woman to the point she lost consciousness, according to law enforcement. Jerry Alan Young was booked Tuesday into the Cache County Jail.
According to a probable cause statement, Cache County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home along Grandview Drive on June 14. Young reported an adult female was not conscious and not breathing, and may have had a heart attack.
Deputies and paramedics arrived at the home and performed CPR and other lifesaving measures, reestablishing the woman’s pulse. She was transported by ambulance to Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital and later transferred to an Intensive Care Unit outside the area.
Investigators reported the alleged victim had a red mark around her neck that was consistent with being strangled. Paramedics also described how a necklace was wrapped so tightly around the woman’s neck, it was embedded into her skin, and had to be cut off, the arrest affidavit detailed.
Young told deputies that the alleged victim, who he had been in a relationship with, had come over to his home earlier in the evening. He was unsure whether or not she had consumed any alcohol or drugs.
Deputies detected the odor of alcohol coming from Young’s person. When they attempted to question him, he requested an attorney, according to the probable cause statement.
Investigators later spoke to the alleged victim, who explained how she met Young on Facebook six weeks earlier. She claimed to have no recollection of the June 14 incident, and was confused about how she got to the hospital. A medical examination later showed her injuries were consistent with strangulation.
Young was arraigned on Wednesday, July 23, in Logan’s 1st District Court during a virtual hearing, appearing by web conference from jail. He was charged with aggravated assault producing a loss of consciousness, a second-degree felony.
Cache County Deputy Attorney Aaron Jossie asked the court to hold Young in jail without bail. He said the suspect posed a “substantial risk to the public and the alleged victim.”
Young was ordered by Judge Bryan Galloway to remain behind bars and appear again in court July 28. He could face up to 15 years in prison, if convicted.
If you or someone you know is going through abuse, help is available. CAPSA is a nonprofit domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking support center serving Cache, Rich, and Franklin Counties. CAPSA’s 24-hour support phone line is 435-753-2500. For more information visit: www.capsa.org. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.
Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.