Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has resolved the domestic disturbance case that had been hanging over him since May, when police arrested him after a violent altercation with his girlfriend in Wisconsin.
Jacobs entered a plea of no contest to two misdemeanor charges tied to the incident: battery and criminal damage to property. The battery count led to a conviction and a $1,000 fine. On the property damage charge, the court accepted a deferred judgment agreement, which means that case will be dismissed in 12 months if Jacobs satisfies five conditions.
Those conditions require him to stay out of trouble, attend counseling, submit to supervision, pay restitution to the victim, and have no contact with the woman during that period.
“I fully understand the seriousness of the situation, and I take full responsibility,” Jacobs stated to the court.
The case began after the woman, identified as ANM in official incident reports, told police that Jacobs grabbed her and threw her down inside the garage of their Wisconsin home. The report said, “[He] grabbed her and threw her to the ground, and she struck her head, suffering an injury,”
Authorities had already reduced the original felony charges to two misdemeanors in August before the case was officially resolved.
A separate development could also matter beyond the courtroom. The woman’s legal team has pushed to seal surveillance video from public view, arguing that releasing it would cause irreversible damage to everyone involved. If that evidence is sealed, Jacobs may avoid a harsher NFL punishment.
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