In a recent development involving Green Bay Packers running back, Josh Jacobs, legal troubles have surfaced as he faces charges of misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property. The charges arise from an alleged altercation with his former girlfriend at his Wisconsin residence. District Attorney David L. Lasee has disclosed that surveillance video supports the statements made by the woman to the officers in the report filed after the incident on May 23.
Identified in the police report as “ANM,” Jacobs’ former girlfriend recounted to law enforcement that during her attempt to leave through the garage door, she was met with confrontation.
According to the report, “Jacobs grabbed her and threw her to the ground, resulting in her head hitting the floor and causing an injury. He then seized her phone as she lay there. ANM remained on the ground for some time before managing to get back into the house,” the document details.
Lasee confirmed the presence of security footage which captures these actions within the garage.
“Footage from the garage’s surveillance system at the Tretni Mar residence, recorded on May 23, 2026, between 8:30 a.m. and 8:38 a.m., verifies key elements of ANM’s account. It shows both ANM and Jacobs leaving and returning to the home in their vehicles, as well as the subsequent interactions inside the garage,” Lasee explained.
“The surveillance video further shows Jacobs took ANM’s phone while she was on the floor of the garage, and approximately 40 seconds later, Jacobs returns to the garage and appears to damage ANM’s phone.”
The video is not public as of Friday.
The alleged altercation began over Jacobs’ ex-girlfriend accusing him of “talking to other girls.”
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The woman sustained “a bump on the back of her head” and “described that she was in pain,” officials wrote in the incident report.
Jacobs turned himself in three days after the incident occurred on May 23.
“The Brown County District Attorney has reviewed evidence and elected to file misdemeanor charges against Josh that do not include domestic violence,” Jacobs’ attorneys said in a statement Thursday. “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.”
The Packers said in a statement Thursday they are aware of the incident and cooperating with the NFL.
The NFL said it has “been closely monitoring all developments in the matter which remains under review” in a statement following the prosecutors’ decision on Thursday.
Jacobs, who’s been active through training camp and the preseason, could face a steeper punishment from the league if the surveillance footage is released.
Former NFL running back Ray Rice saw the demise of his career when a video of him hitting his then-fiancée Janay Palmer inside of an elevator at an Atlantic City casino was released in 2014.
He initially received a two-game suspension for the domestic violence incident that July — before he was cut by the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL when the video surfaced in September .