Police Records Detail Abuse Allegations From Three Other Women About Packers' Jacobs

Police in Hobart and Lawrence began reviewing an allegation against Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs in May, and the files released Friday show that three other women contacted the department to describe their own encounters with him. The records were released in response to a public records request and were first reported by Green Bay television station NBC 26.

One woman told investigators that she spent about 11 hours at Jacobs' home in January 2022 after communicating with him for about six months. She said that after she told him she had not come there for sex, he became angry, slapped her across the face and told her not to disrespect him. She said he took her phone and threw it into a swimming pool when she tried to leave, then grabbed her by the hair, threw her onto a bed, pinned her down, threw her to the floor and said, "I should kill you right now." She said Jacobs also spit on her. She told police she had not reported it at the time because she remained friends with Jacobs and was concerned her account would not be believed.

A second woman said she had sex with Jacobs in April 2021 and that his condom broke, so she asked him to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases. She told police that Jacobs later removed her from the residence, grabbed her arms, pushed her against a wall and threw her belongings out, leaving bruises on her arms and swelling in her rib area. Police said they obtained records from that incident indicating officers observed "no visible signs of injury, bruising or damage consistent with a physical altercation."

A third woman said Jacobs flew her to a residence in May 2022 after they met through social media. She described an encounter in which Jacobs grabbed her by the hair, placed his hands on her head and neck, dragged her, scratched her chest and took her phone after it fell to the floor. She reported bruises on her arm and scratches to her chest and neck, and told police she did not report it because she was not a U.S. citizen at the time and Jacobs told her she could be deported.

The May 23 incident that led to Jacobs' arrest involved a woman who told police that Jacobs grabbed her and threw her to the ground as she tried to exit a garage door, causing her to hit her head. Records released Friday state that while they were still in the home, Jacobs lunged at her, pinned her on the bed with his body weight on her chest, and put his hand on her mouth and nose so she felt she could not breathe. She also indicated she believed she lost consciousness briefly when the confrontation moved to the garage. Jacobs was arrested May 26.

Jacobs pleaded no contest Sept. 10 to misdemeanor counts of battery and criminal damage to property. The NFL placed him on the commissioner exempt list in August after charges were filed, which kept him from playing or practicing and caused him to miss the Packers' first six games of the season. He has played two games since being removed from that list. The league's investigation into the May incident remains open, so further discipline is possible.

The records were released Friday night by the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department.