Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested on Tuesday and booked into the Brown County Jail in Wisconsin on five criminal charges, including a felony count of strangulation and suffocation. The arrest follows an initial disturbance complaint on Saturday morning that brought the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department to investigate.
Jacobs faces four additional misdemeanor charges: battery, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, and intimidation of a victim, all carrying domestic abuse designations. According to jail records, the 28-year-old running back was being held without bond following his booking.
The Hobart/Lawrence Police Department was dispatched to the disturbance involving Jacobs at approximately 8:37 a.m. on Saturday. Following a three-day investigation, he was arrested. Hobart/Lawrence Police Chief Michael Renkas released a statement calling the situation an “active and ongoing investigation,” declining to release further information.
Jacobs’ legal team, comprising attorneys David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld, and Clarence Duchac, released a joint statement indicating their client “vehemently denies the allegations.” The statement requested fairness and restraint, noting that the matter is in the early stages of investigation with important evidence that has not yet been made public, according to a report detailing the five charges and legal response.
The Green Bay Packers organization acknowledged the arrest, stating they are aware of the matter but will withhold further comment due to the ongoing legal situation. An NFL spokesperson confirmed the league is aware of the report and has been in direct contact with the club.
Jacobs is entering his seventh NFL season and the third year of a four-year, $48 million contract he signed with the Green Bay Packers during the 2024 offseason. He is the only player on Green Bay’s roster who rushed for at least 200 yards for the team last season, as Emanuel Wilson signed with the Seattle Seahawks in the offseason. Prior to joining the Packers, Jacobs spent his first five years with the Las Vegas Raiders, where he led the NFL in rushing in 2022 and earned a first-team All-Pro selection.