Former Raiders star RB arrested on charges related to domestic abuse

Green Bay Packers moving backmost Josh Jacobs is facing 5 transgression charges, including strangulation and suffocation, aft constabulary responded to a disturbance ailment involving him implicit the weekend.

Hobart/Lawrence (Wisconsin) Police Chief Michael Renkas said that Jacobs was arrested Tuesday and booked into Brown County Jail connected charges of strangulation and suffocation, battery-domestic abuse, transgression harm to property-domestic abuse, disorderly conduct-domestic maltreatment and intimidation of a victim.

Renkas said constabulary had been dispatched to a ailment involving Jacobs connected Saturday astatine 8:37 a.m.

“This remains an progressive and ongoing investigation,” Renkas said successful a statement. “No further accusation volition beryllium released astatine this time.”

Jacobs’ lawyers — David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld and Clarence Duchac — issued a associated connection connected his behalf.

“Josh vehemently denies the allegations, and this substance is successful the aboriginal stages of probe with important grounds that has not yet been made public,” they said. “We inquire for fairness and restraint portion the judicial process takes its course.”

Jacobs is the Packers’ apical returning rusher aft moving for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns past season. That followed a 2024 play successful which helium ran for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns portion earning his 3rd Pro Bowl selection.

The Packers began their organized squad activities Tuesday. Packers manager Matt LaFleur has a scheduled availability with reporters Wednesday.

“We are alert of the substance involving Josh Jacobs,” a Packers spokesperson said. “As it is an ongoing ineligible situation, we volition withhold further comment.”

NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said that “we are alert of the study and person been successful interaction with the club.”

Jacobs spent his archetypal 5 seasons with the Raiders. He earned All-Pro honors and had an NFL-leading 1,653 yards rushing with Las Vegas successful 2022.