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Packers' Josh Jacobs charged with two misdemeanors over May incident in Wisconsin

Josh Jacobs, 28, faces misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property charges in Brown County, Wisconsin, over a May incident; he is presumed innocent and the case is undecided.

3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 27, 2026, 4:16 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 27, 2026, 3:28 p.m. ETUpdated Sep 9, 2026, 10:52 p.m. ET

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, 28, has been with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property in Brown County, Wisconsin, over an incident in May, according to wsaw.com, wsau.com, kotaradio.com, fox6now.com, 1039wvbo.com and westernmassnews.com. The charges are allegations and the case has not been decided in court; Jacobs is presumed innocent, wsaw.com and kotaradio.com reported. The government claims Jacobs was involved in a disturbance on the morning of May 23 and was arrested on May 26, according to 1039wvbo.com. Accounts of the alleged conduct differ. Kotaradio.com reports the government claims Jacobs grabbed his ex-girlfriend and threw her to the ground, causing her to strike her head and suffer an injury, and then took her phone and damaged it. Fox6now.com reports prosecutors say Jacobs and his girlfriend got into an argument that ended with him throwing her to the ground and her phone, and that investigators say she did have a head injury. Wsaw.com reports the government claims Jacobs threw his girlfriend to the ground during an argument over cellphones, causing her to strike her head, and later damaged her phone. Westernmassnews.com reports the government claims Jacobs grabbed the woman and threw her to the ground, causing her to hit her head, and took her second phone. The is handling the case, according to wsaw.com and fox6now.com; kotaradio.com and westernmassnews.com name the Brown County District Attorney. The Hobart-Lawrence Police Department and the Brown County Sheriff's Office are investigating, according to wsaw.com, westernmassnews.com, wsau.com, kotaradio.com and fox6now.com. The potential penalties are reported differently. Westernmassnews.com and wsaw.com report . Wsau.com reports ; and . Kotaradio.com reports . These are statutory maximums, not sentences. The date the charges were announced is reported differently: wsaw.com, fox6now.com and wsau.com reported , while fox6now.com also reported and .

Earlier reports

Aug 27, 2026, 5:52 p.m. ET
Packers' Josh Jacobs Charged with Misdemeanor Battery
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, 28, has been charged with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property, according to reports from wsaw.com, wsau.com, and fox6now.com. The charges stem from a May incident in Brown County, Wisconsin. The matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; no plea has been entered and no trial has occurred.
The government's allegations are reported differently by the sources. According to wsaw.com, the government claims Jacobs threw his girlfriend to the ground during an argument over cellphones, causing her to strike her head, and later damaged her phone. According to wsau.com, the government claims Jacobs committed misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property stemming from his May arrest in Wisconsin. According to fox6now.com, the government claims Jacobs committed misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property related to a May incident.
The maximum penalties are also reported with some variation. According to wsau.com, misdemeanor battery carries a maximum fine of $10,000 and nine months in jail; misdemeanor criminal damage to property carries the same penalties; damage exceeding $2,500 may elevate the offense to a Class I felony, carrying up to 3.5 years in prison. According to wsaw.com, the maximum is up to nine months in jail and a $10,000 fine. According to wsau.com, the maximum is nine months in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.
The Hobart-Lawrence Police Department investigated the case, and the Brown County District Attorney's Office filed the charges, according to wsaw.com and fox6now.com. Mr. Jacobs is presumed innocent of these charges.
Aug 27, 2026, 4:16 p.m. ETFirst report
Packers' Josh Jacobs Charged with Misdemeanor Battery
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has been charged with misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property, according to the Brown County District Attorney's Office, as reported by WSAW. The charges stem from an incident on August 27, 2026, in which the government alleges Jacobs threw his girlfriend to the ground during an argument over cellphones, causing her to strike her head, and later damaged her phone.
The Hobart-Lawrence Police Department investigated the case. Jacobs is presumed innocent of these charges. The matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; no trial date has been set. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in jail and a $10,000 fine.

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Version 610 Sept 2026, 02:52current
Added the May 23 incident date and May 26 arrest from 1039wvbo.com, the conflicting charge-announcement dates, the Brown County District Attorney attribution, and the competing statutory maximums; removed the unsupported 'chargers' reference and the unsourced 'case has not been decided' phrasing.
Version 531 Aug 2026, 11:52
Updated to reflect the published status and added the date of the announcement as a range (Aug 27-31) per source conflict.
Version 430 Aug 2026, 02:15
Updated to reflect the formal charges and added the range of reported penalties.
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Updated to reflect the formal charges and the range of reported penalties, with attribution to each outlet.
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Updated to include conflicting accounts of alleged conduct, district attorney office naming, and statutory maximum penalties as reported by multiple sources.
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