BROWN DEER, Wis. — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has been formally charged with two misdemeanors connected to his arrest in May.
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According to a criminal complaint filed on Thursday, prosecutors charged Jacobs with one count of battery and one count of criminal damage to property — just two of the five counts for which he was arrested in May after he turned himself in.
He was then booked into the Brown County Jail on preliminary charges of battery-domestic abuse, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim.
Court documents show that he avoided the most serious charge of strangulation and suffocation, which would have been a felony.
The alleged incident
Prosecutors say the incident took place on May 23 after Jacobs and a woman, identified in the complaint as ANM, got into an argument over him allegedly talking to other women.
According to court documents, officers from the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department were dispatched just after 8:30 a.m. after a 911 open line captured yelling and swearing before the call disconnected. Upon arrival, officers located ANM at a neighbor's house while she was still on the phone with Brown County dispatch. She then allegedly told officers that she had a lump on her head as a result of Jacobs' actions.
Prosecutors say she then went on to say that the disturbance began after ANM looked through Jacobs' phone and allegedly saw that he had been communicating with other women.
The two then allegedly went back and forth before she allegedly asked Jacobs to call for a car to bring her home. When she tried to retrieve her phone from him, she claimed that he refused and then grabbed her arm, which led to a physical struggle that lasted several minutes.
Jacobs then allegedly took off in his car with her phone. ANM then allegedly followed him in Jacobs' other vehicle.
The two then allegedly returned to Jacobs' residence. When they returned, the two entered Jacobs' bedroom, where prosecutors say he began pacing back and forth while ANM retrieved her second phone.
He then allegedly made a comment to the effect that he would "do something to her."
Surveillance video captures alleged battery
Court documents allege that ANM then tried to call police but believed that the service was down. She then allegedly went into the garage but was followed by Jacobs. Prosecutors allege that Jacobs grabbed her as she was trying to exit the garage and threw her to the ground, causing her to strike her head.
While she was on the ground, Jacobs then allegedly grabbed her phone. Surveillance video allegedly captured the incident, as well as Jacobs appearing to damage her phone.
However, prosecutors say it did not capture the incident that allegedly occurred inside the home.
What's next
Jacobs is due in court on Nov. 17 for an initial appearance, according to court records. TMJ4 reached out to the Green Bay Packers for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Jacobs' defense team released the following statement:
"The Brown County District Attorney has reviewed evidence and elected to file misdemeanor charges against Josh that do not include domestic violence. The allegations will be addressed in court, and not in the media. Mr. Jacobs respects the District Attorney's office and the process it followed."
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