Josh Jacobs arrested (domestic violence)

[Vikings4ever]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/josh-jacobs-faces-five-charges-after-domestic-disturbance-call

 

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Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested Saturday morning in Wisconsin after a disturbance complaint.

The Hobart-Lawrence Police Department said in a police report obtained by multiple reporters that Jacobs was booked into the Brown County Jail on five charges.

He faces a felony charge of strangulation and suffocation and four misdemeanor charges of battery/domestic abuse, criminal damage to property/domestic abuse, disorderly conduct/domestic abuse and intimidation of a victim.

 

[Maximum Overkill]

57 minutes ago, Vikings4ever said:

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/josh-jacobs-faces-five-charges-after-domestic-disturbance-call

 

 

Let's go!!!! Packers need to trade for Trey Benson and make all my Fantasy dreams come true. 

[TBayXXXVII]

I'll wait to see what an investigation reveals before coming to a conclusion.

[Maximum Overkill]

2 hours ago, TBayXXXVII said:

I'll wait to see what an investigation reveals before coming to a conclusion.

They're saying now that Jacobs lawyers are working now to get any charges dropped. That means a huge payoff is incoming  

[TBayXXXVII]

On 5/29/2026 at 6:43 PM, Maximum Overkill said:

They're saying now that Jacobs lawyers are working now to get any charges dropped. That means a huge payoff is incoming  

Or, they have enough evidence to show that she's lying.  I never think the guys innocent, but I also never think the woman is telling the truth.  When you have athletes (even celebrities), who are involved with women who aren't themselves famous, they can be targets of gold diggers or women who've grown acustom to a lifestyle they don't want to lose.  We've seen this play out a lot.  Rich athlete (celebrity), attempts to breakup with gf/wife, and boom... domestic violence charges.  That's why I'm waiting to see what comes of this.  He certainly may be guilty and willing to pay her off to shut her up.  She also might be lying to force him to stay with her, so she shuts up.

[Maximum Overkill]

1 hour ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Or, they have enough evidence to show that she's lying

Could be. For his sake I hope it's not true 

[TBayXXXVII]

12 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Could be. For his sake I hope it's not true 

True... but, lol, I wouldn't hold my breath.  

[polecatt]

We'll see what happens 

[Ray_T]

21 hours ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Or, they have enough evidence to show that she's lying.  I never think the guys innocent, but I also never think the woman is telling the truth.  When you have athletes (even celebrities), who are involved with women who aren't themselves famous, they can be targets of gold diggers or women who've grown acustom to a lifestyle they don't want to lose.  We've seen this play out a lot.  Rich athlete (celebrity), attempts to breakup with gf/wife, and boom... domestic violence charges.  That's why I'm waiting to see what comes of this.  He certainly may be guilty and willing to pay her off to shut her up.  She also might be lying to force him to stay with her, so she shuts up.

certainly possible.

I'll admit I had Jacobs pegged as a high character guy, so this came as a huge surprise to me.

but sometimes it is the guys who look innocent who end up being the worst.

I'm not passing judgement on this either way at this point.  we dont even have much info, but if they think charges may be dropped, thats pretty quick after the original allegation so i am guessing there is a question of how good the evidence is and how reliable the witness is.

sure, its also possible he paid some money to make it go away.

but if he did we will never hear about it.

 

[TBayXXXVII]

47 minutes ago, Ray_T said:

certainly possible.

I'll admit I had Jacobs pegged as a high character guy, so this came as a huge surprise to me.

but sometimes it is the guys who look innocent who end up being the worst.

I'm not passing judgement on this either way at this point.  we dont even have much info, but if they think charges may be dropped, thats pretty quick after the original allegation so i am guessing there is a question of how good the evidence is and how reliable the witness is.

sure, its also possible he paid some money to make it go away.

but if he did we will never hear about it.

 

We might hear about it in a roundabout way.  The NFL will do their investigation... if they found that Jacobs paid money to avoid criminal charges, they could still suspend him for a couple of games (2?), under the Conduct Policy.  He'll cop to it and say nothing, because it's better than being suspended for a lot longer (8+?), the public finding more out, and not risking further suspension.  If they found out that she's lying, he'll get nothing.

[Maximum Overkill]

Every time someone posts here I think it's the  the "Charges Dropped" story, haha. 

These are some serious charges but then again it's a rich athlete. These stories almost always evaporate somehow. 

[Ray_T]

19 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

We might hear about it in a roundabout way.  The NFL will do their investigation... if they found that Jacobs paid money to avoid criminal charges, they could still suspend him for a couple of games (2?), under the Conduct Policy.  He'll cop to it and say nothing, because it's better than being suspended for a lot longer (8+?), the public finding more out, and not risking further suspension.  If they found out that she's lying, he'll get nothing.

that's fair.

either way, if there is a suspension, its most likely gonna happen for next season.  am I right on that?   that seems to be the way in the NFL

 

[TBayXXXVII]

1 hour ago, Ray_T said:

that's fair.

either way, if there is a suspension, its most likely gonna happen for next season.  am I right on that?   that seems to be the way in the NFL

 

I think at this point in time, it could go either way.  But, the longer it takes, I'd think the more likelihood is that it would be next year.  Wouldn't be shocked one way or the other though.