GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Hobart-Lawrence Police Department on Friday night released hundreds of files surrounding the investigation into Josh Jacobs’ May arrest, which include three more women who have come forth with allegations of abuse from the Green Bay Packers’ running back.
The records, which were heavily redacted for privacy, included a lengthy dash-cam video of Jacobs’ May 26 arrest, during which he was booked into Brown County Jail. He originally faced five charges, and one of them—strangulation and suffocation—was a Class H felony.
Three of the charges were dismissed, and two of them—battery and criminal damage of property—were reduced to misdemeanors, to which Jacobs pled no contest and accepted a plea deal that included a $1,000 fine. Matters could take a stark turn, however, with multiple women now recounting their own experiences of assault from Jacobs.
According to NBC 26, the first woman contacted the police in June after news broke of Jacobs’ May arrest.
“According to the records, the woman alleged Jacobs slapped her across the face and later took her cellphone as she attempted to leave his residence. The woman told investigators that Jacobs grabbed her by the hair, threw her onto a bed, pinned her down and later threw her onto the floor. The woman also alleged Jacobs spit on her and grabbed her by the throat.”
A second woman came forth later that month, citing an altercation with Jacobs in April 2021. She allegedly sustained bruising to her arms, as well as swelling in her rib area after Jacobs grabbed her by the arms, pushed her against a wall, and threw her belongings outside of the home.
The woman contacted the police department at the time of the incident, but she was told it would not be investigated as a domestic dispute because she was not in a relationship with Jacobs. The records state that officers “observed no visible signs of injury, bruising, or damage consistent with a physical altercation.”
A third woman is included in the records as having contacted the police in July, citing a physical conflict with Jacobs in May 2022. The records indicate that she didn’t go to the police at the time of the dispute because Jacobs told her that she could be deported.
“The report later described a phone call with a third woman in July who told Hobart/Lawrence Police that in May 2022 Jacobs placed his hands on her head and neck, dragged her, scratched her chest, and took possession of her cell phone after it fell to the floor. She said she suffered bruising to her arm and scratches to her chest which she said remained visible for about a month, according to the records.
The woman told Hobart/Lawrence Police she did not report the incident to police or seek medical treatment at the time. She said Jacobs told her she could be deported, and because of that she did not believe she could report the incident to law enforcement.
The report said police were given that woman's information by the initial victim in the May 2026 case that led to Jacobs' arrest and conviction.”
Each account stems from the initial investigation into Jacobs’ battery of his then-girlfriend in May. The existence of video surveillance footage from inside Jacobs’ garage depicting the incident could drastically alter the outcome for Jacobs’ time with the Packers, his playing career, and potentially his freedom. According to what was detailed in the police report, the video displayed Jacobs shoving the victim to the ground inside the garage. The report also states that the victim hit her head—and the bump on her head supported that claim—before walking back into the house after lying on the ground for a while. In the midst of the incident, Jacobs smashed the victim’s phone.
According to the report released on Friday and per NBC 26, police at the scene documented redness and scratches on the victim’s head and scalp. In an interview with police, the victim told them that she believed she was going to die during Jacobs’ assault.
Following the release of the redacted records on Oct. 30, Jacobs’ attorneys, Clarence F. Duchac III, David Z. Chesnoff, and Richard A. Schonfeld, issued a statement.
“The Brown County District Attorney’s office had these uncorroborated, old, and previously unreported allegations for months. They conducted their own exhaustive investigation, along with the police department, and the D.A. determined that only two misdemeanor charges were warranted. They then entered into a plea agreement with Josh Jacobs. Josh has repeatedly expressed his remorse and is honoring the terms of the agreement.”
Jacobs missed the Packers’ first six games on the Commissioner Exempt List before returning last weekend against the Detroit Lions. The league could still opt to suspend Jacobs if it deemed he violated its Personal Conduct Policy, which is certainly on the table with new allegations coming to light.
After scoring a touchdown in Thursday night’s win over the Carolina Panthers, Jacobs’ celebration appeared to show him with his hands behind his back as if he were sporting handcuffs. He dismissed any notion that he was being tone-deaf or that he had overcome the allegations against him, saying that it was an ode to the gospel song, “Break Every Chain” by Tasha Cobbs Leonard.
These kinds of things can be jarring to read. If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic violence, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is at your disposal. Call 1-800-799-7233, or text BEGIN to 88788 to take the first step in getting help.
Zachary Jacobson is the author of The Packer Dispatch. He is entering his 12th season covering the Green Bay Packers after spending seven as the Editor-in-Chief of Packer Report. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. Follow him on Twitter @zachjacobson or contact him via email at itszachariahj@gmail.com.