Josh Jacobs has put a major legal issue behind him, but not without consequences.
The Green Bay Packers running back entered a no contest plea to two misdemeanor charges tied to a domestic altercation: battery and criminal damage to property. A judge convicted Jacobs on the battery count and handed down a $1,000 fine, while the property damage charge was handled through a deferred judgment agreement that could wipe it away in 12 months if he follows five conditions.
Those conditions are strict. Jacobs must stay out of trouble, go through counseling, remain under supervision, pay restitution to the victim, and have zero contact with the woman involved.
“I fully understand the seriousness of the situation, and I take full responsibility,” Jacobs stated to the court.
The case had already been pared down before the resolution. Jacobs was arrested in May after police said a violent incident unfolded with his girlfriend at their Wisconsin home garage. The woman reported that Jacobs grabbed her and threw her down inside the garage, and authorities later reduced the original felony case in August to the two misdemeanor counts he ultimately resolved.
In official incident reports, the woman was identified as ANM. She told police that Jacobs “grabbed her and threw her to the ground, and she struck her head, suffering an injury,” according to the report.
One wrinkle in the case came when her legal team moved to seal surveillance video from public view. They argued that making the footage public would cause irreversible damage to everyone involved.
That detail could matter beyond the courtroom, because if the evidence is sealed, Jacobs might not face a harsher punishment from the NFL.
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