{"id":667602,"date":"2026-05-27T07:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/667602\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T07:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T07:25:12","slug":"packers-running-back-josh-jacobs-arrested-on-domestic-abuse-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/667602\/","title":{"rendered":"Packers running back Josh Jacobs arrested on domestic abuse charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing five charges, including felony strangulation and suffocation. Patrick McDermott \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

May 26, 2026 Updated 11:11 pm EDT<\/p>\n

GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2014 Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested Tuesday and booked into Brown County Jail on five charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident over the weekend, according to the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

The charges against Jacobs, 28, include felony strangulation and suffocation, and four misdemeanors: battery (domestic abuse), criminal damage to property (domestic abuse), disorderly conduct (domestic abuse) and intimidation of a victim. Jacobs\u2019 arrest stems from an incident that occurred Saturday morning, according to a police news release<\/a>, as police were dispatched to a disturbance complaint at approximately 8:37.<\/p>\n

In a statement to The Athletic, a Packers spokesperson said, \u201cWe are aware of the matter involving Josh Jacobs. As it is an ongoing legal situation, we will withhold further comment.\u201d The NFL told The Athletic in a statement that it was \u201caware of the report\u201d and has \u201cbeen in contact with the club.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacobs\u2019 lawyers, David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld and Clarence Duchac, said in a statement that \u201cJosh 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the NFL\u2019s top running backs, Jacobs is in his third season with the Packers after signing as a free agent in 2024 on a four-year, $48 million deal. Over his two seasons in Green Bay, he\u2019s rushed for 2,258 yards on 4.2 yards per carry and 28 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Jacobs was a first-round pick of the Oakland Raiders in 2019 and led the NFL in rushing yards in 2022 while making the All-Pro First Team that year and the Pro Bowl in 2020, 2022 and 2024.<\/p>\n

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