Josh Jacobs Charged on Five Counts After Dispatch Audio Captures Screaming, Assault Report

Josh Jacobs Charged on Five Counts After Dispatch Audio Captures Screaming, Assault Report

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested and booked into Brown County Jail on five domestic abuse-related charges following an investigation by the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department. Dispatch audio obtained by Milwaukee television station TMJ 4 reveals a dispatcher relaying to an officer that she could hear “yelling and screaming,” objects being thrown, and an open phone line inside Jacobs’ Wisconsin residence. A second dispatch call captured a neighbor reporting that her neighbor had been assaulted.

When officers arrived at the residence, Jacobs was no longer present, having left in his vehicle; police issued a call to stop the car if spotted using license plate readers. The five charges on which he was booked are domestic abuse battery, domestic abuse criminal damage to property, domestic abuse disorderly conduct, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim. Brown County Jail records classify strangulation and suffocation as a felony; the remaining four charges are misdemeanors. The investigation was described as active and ongoing.

Jacobs, 28, denied all charges through his attorneys, David Z. Chesnoff and Clarence Duchac, who stated that “important evidence that has not yet been made public” remained part of the early-stage investigation and called for fairness while the judicial process proceeds. The NFL confirmed it had been made aware of the situation and had contacted the Packers. Green Bay declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation.

Jacobs completed his second season with the Packers in 2025, rushing for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns. In his first season with Green Bay in 2024, he carried the ball 301 times for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns. Prior to joining the Packers, he spent five seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders, including a 2022 campaign in which he led the NFL with 1,653 rushing yards. The legal proceedings and any potential league discipline under the NFL’s personal conduct policy represent the primary open questions as the case moves forward.