Packers RB Josh Jacobs charged with domestic abuse

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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 27: Josh Jacobs #8 of the Green Bay Packers looks on before the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Lambeau Field on December 27, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) | Getty Images

On Tuesday, Green Bay Packers starting running back Josh Jacobs turned himself in to the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department, just west of Green Bay. According to the police department’s statement, they were “dispatched to a disturbance complaint” involving Jacobs at 8:37 a.m. on Saturday, May 23rd.

Jacobs is currently booked with five charges:

• Battery — Domestic Abuse
• Criminal Damage to Property — Domestic Abuse
• Disorderly Conduct — Domestic Abuse
• Strangulation and Suffocation
• Intimidation of a Victim

BREAKING: Josh Jacobs has been arrested and booked into jail on five charges.

Full details: pic.twitter.com/Gs8sbUV6cM

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) May 26, 2026

Jacobs’ attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, have made a statement on his behalf:

Josh vehemently denies the allegations, and this matter is in the early stages of investigation with important evidence that has not yet been made public. We ask for fairness and restraint while the judicial process takes its course.

A statement regarding #Packers RB Josh Jacobs via his attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld: pic.twitter.com/meEnbMg1YN

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 26, 2026

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Update: The NFL has also made a statement, via NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero: “We are aware of the report and have been in contact with the club.”

We’ll keep you all updated as more details trickle out.

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