Josh Jacobs Faces New Abuse Allegations From Multiple Women in Police Files

Newly released Hobart-Lawrence Police Department files reveal that multiple women contacted investigators to report physical abuse allegations against Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs following his May arrest. The documents emerge as Jacobs returns to the field and the NFL continues its investigation into the running back.

As the Green Bay Packers running back returned to the gridiron this month, law enforcement records made public late Friday night opened a new chapter in an ongoing legal and disciplinary saga. The Hobart/Lawrence Police Department released heavily redacted investigative files in response to public records requests, detailing multiple previously undisclosed accounts from women who reported physical abuse by the player according to NBC 26 in Northeast Wisconsin.

Police Files Reveal Prior Allegations Dating Back to 2021

The newly surfaced police documents outline three separate accounts of alleged violence involving Jacobs prior to his May arrest. One woman told investigators that an incident occurred on January 5, 2022, after she spent roughly 11 hours at his home. She alleged that after she told the player she had not come for sex, he became angry, slapped her across the face, and threw her cellphone into a swimming pool as reported by Hindustan Times.

According to the records, that same complainant stated that Jacobs grabbed her by the hair, threw her onto a bed, pinned her down, and subsequently threw her onto the floor. She told police that he also spit on her, grabbed her by the throat, and said I should kill you right now as detailed in MARCA. She stated she did not report the episode at the time because she remained friends with Jacobs afterward and feared her claims would not be believed.

A second woman came forward to report an incident from April 2021, stating that Jacobs grabbed her by the arms, pushed her against a wall near a window and threw her belongings outside noted NBC Sports. While she reported that event to a different local police department at the time, records show officers observed no visible signs of injury, bruising or damage consistent with a physical altercation and no charges were filed then.

A third woman told investigators that she met Jacobs through social media and flew to his residence in May 2022. She described an altercation where he grabbed her by the hair, placed his hands on her head and neck, dragged her, scratched her chest, and took her phone noted Bleacher Report. She stated she did not report it then because she was not a U.S. citizen and Jacobs told her she could be deported.

Legal Outcomes and Continuing NFL Investigation

The newly published files also provide deeper context regarding the May 23 incident in Hobart, Wisconsin, that triggered Jacobs’ arrest three days later explained Channel 3000. The original complainant stated that Jacobs lunged at her inside the home, pinned her to a bed with his body weight on her chest, and placed his hand over her mouth and nose so she could not breathe reported EssentiallySports.

In court proceedings, Jacobs pleaded no contest on September 10 to misdemeanor counts of battery and criminal damage to property stated WLUK.

The NFL placed Jacobs on the commissioner’s exempt list in August, causing him to miss the Packers’ first six games reported The Boston Globe. After being allowed to return to the active roster, Jacobs addressed his status publicly.

There was no immediate comment from Jacobs or his legal team about the allegations that emerged in the police records late Friday.

The league has not yet concluded its independent investigation into the running back noted Heavy, leaving open the possibility of additional discipline under the personal conduct policy as the newly emerged police records undergo review.

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