​Josh Jacobs charges, explained: Packers RB faces battery, criminal damage accusations originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.After his arrest in May, Packers running back Josh Jacobs received formal charges for a domestic abuse incident.ESPN reported Thursday that Jacobs was charged with two misdemeanors in the state of Wisconsin, court records showed.The 28-year-old running back has been the Packers’ leading rusher in each of the last two seasons, once named an All-Pro with the Raiders.Here’s what’s known about Jacobs’ charges.Josh Jacobs chargesJacobs was charged with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property in the state of Wisconsin on Thursday, ESPN reported. Both charges carry maximum sentences of nine months in prison and/or a $10,000 fine, per the Green Bay Post Gazette.When he was arrested in May, Jacobs was booked on multiple suggested charges, but they were not yet formal, the Brown County District Attorney said at the time.Now, the running back has officially received the two misdemeanor charges.”Our office sought to ensure a fair and complete review of available evidence, some of which only recently became available to our office due to significant, ongoing forensic efforts by law enforcement,” Brown County District Attorney David L. Lasee said in a statement, per ESPN. “A criminal complaint is nothing more than a written, formal accusation against a defendant alleging the commission of criminal offenses and does not raise any inference of guilt. Mr. Jacobs is presumed innocent of these charges. As this is an ongoing criminal case, and out of respect for the rights of all parties, our office will not have further comment on the matter at this time.”The NFL is conducting its own investigation into Jacobs, who will be subject to suspension. Jacobs is scheduled for an initial court appearance on Nov. 17, per ESPN.What did Josh Jacobs do?Jacobs was arrested on May 26, 2026, by the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department in Brown County, Wisconsin, stemming from a domestic situation at his home that occurred three days prior, May 23.Jacobs was booked on counts of battery (domestic abuse, criminal damage to property), domestic abuse, disorderly conduct (domestic abuse, strangulation and suffocation), and intimidation of a victim; the strangulation and suffocation charge was a felony, and the other four charges were misdemeanors.Jacobs spent one day in jail before being released, with an investigation remaining ongoing at the time.Now, prosecutors are not moving forward with the felony charge of strangulation and suffocation or two other misdemeanors; Jacobs is being formally charged with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property.Was Josh Jacobs arrested?Jacobs was arrested on May 26 for a domestic violence incident that occurred at his home near Green Bay on May 23.After spending one night in jail, he was released,