GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs will pay a $1,000 fine, but will not go to jail after he reached a plea deal with prosecutors on misdemeanor charges stemming from an altercation with his girlfriend in May.
Jacobs pleaded no contest to charges of battery and criminal damage to property.
Jacobs’ fine is for the battery conviction.
If Jacobs satisfies a set of requirements over the next year, the criminal damage to property charge will be dismissed. The requirements include counseling and avoiding contact with the victim.
Jacobs’ attorney told the court he has begun counseling.
According to the criminal complaint, police responded to a home for an open 911 line, with dispatchers hearing yelling and swearing before the line was disconnected.
The victim told police she and Jacobs argued about Jacobs talking to other women.
“ANM and Jacobs then went into the bedroom and Jacobs was pacing back and forth. ANM grabbed her second phone from a duffle bag, and Jacobs called her a derogatory name. He made some comment to the effect that he would ‘do something to her’. She then tried to call the police, but believed the service was down. ANM was walking out of the door going from the house to the garage and Jacobs followed her. As ANM was trying to exit the garage door to get outside, Jacobs grabbed her and threw her to the ground and she struck her head, suffering an injury. Jacobs then took her phone from her while she was on the ground. ANM laid on the ground for a while and then struggled to walk back into the house,” the complaint states.
A police officer observed redness to the victim’s face and neck and could feel a bump on the back of her head, the complaint says. The victim told police she was in pain.
Police reviewed video from the home.
“The surveillance video further shows Jacobs took ANM’s phone while she was on the floor of the garage, and approximately 40 seconds later, Jacobs returns to the garage and appears to damage ANM’s phone. As expected, the surveillance video does not depict any portion of the incident that is alleged to have occurred inside the residence,” the complaint states.
The complaint does not contain any comments from Jacobs. His lawyers released the following statement on X after charges were filed.
“The Brown County District Attorney has reviewed evidence and elected to file misdemeanor charges against Josh that do not include domestic violence. The allegations will be addressed in court, and not in the media. Mr. Jacobs respects the District Attorney’s office and the process it followed.”
The Packers organization released this statement after charges were filed:
“We are aware of the charges brought against Josh Jacobs. We will continue to cooperate with the NFL as we work through the process. We will have no further comment at this time.”
Jacobs was placed on the NFL’s exempt list, which means he cannot practice or play.
