Green Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs has been arrested on a slew of domestic violence charges after turning himself in to the authorities in Wisconsin.
After a complaint on May 23 and subsequent investigation, the Packers running back was officially booked into Brown County Jail on Tuesday afternoon.
Jacobs, 28, currently faces five charges including battery-domestic abuse, criminal damage to property-domestic abuse, disorderly conduct-domestic abuse, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim.
According to Brown County Jail records, the strangulation and suffocation assault charge is a felony, while the remaining four are misdemeanor charges.
In a statement provided to the NFL Network, the Packers said: ‘We are aware of the matter involving Josh Jacobs. As it is an ongoing legal situation, we will withhold further comment.’
Meanwhile, the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department released their own statement, revealing on Saturday at approximately 8:37 am, officers were dispatched to a disturbance complaint involving Jacobs.
Green Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs has been arrested on a slew of domestic violence charges
He faces charges of battery-domestic abuse, criminal damage to property-domestic abuse, disorderly conduct-domestic abuse, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim
‘As a result of the investigation, Josh Jacobs was subsequently arrested on May 26, 2026, and booked into the Brown County Jail on the following charges,’ it read.
‘This remains an active and ongoing investigation. No further information will be released at this time.’
In a statement provided to the NFL Network, Jacobs’ attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said: ‘Josh vehemently denies the allegations, and this matter is in the early stages of investigation with important evidence that has not yet been made public. We ask for fairness and restraint while the judicial process takes its course.’
The Daily Mail has approached Jacobs’ attorneys for comment.
The NFL are also ‘aware of the report’ and have ‘been in contact with the club’, according to the NFL Network.
The Packers star, who turned 28 in February, has spent two years with the franchise after originally being drafted by the Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
His contract in Green Bay is set to run for the next two seasons, after signing a four-year deal worth $48million with the franchise in March 2024.
The Packers star, who turned 28 in February, has spent two years with the franchise
Jacobs previously sparked dating rumors with influencer and OnlyFans star Ash Kash back in February, after sharing a video of them holding hands on a beach on his Snapchat story
During the 2025 season, Jacobs finished with 234 carries for 929 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns, along with 36 receptions for 282 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
Head coach Matt LaFleur is expected to speak with the media after Wednesday’s open practice, after the Packers opened OTA’s on Tuesday.
Back in February, the Packers star sparked dating rumors with influencer and OnlyFans model Ash Kash, after the pair were seen holding hands in a Snapchat post.
Neither Jacobs nor Kash ever commented on the rumors.
