Packers' Josh Jacobs case, judge declines motion to seal evidence
FOX6 News Milwaukee • • sports
Key Points:
- A Brown County judge denied a motion to seal evidence in the misdemeanor battery case involving Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, who was convicted in an incident with his girlfriend.
- The victim's attorneys sought to seal evidence, including home surveillance video, to protect her privacy rights under Wisconsin's Marsy's Law, but the judge declined the request.
- Jacobs pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property charges, receiving a $1,000 fine and a deferred judgment agreement requiring counseling, restitution, and no contact with the victim.
- The NFL placed Jacobs on the commissioner's exempt list, barring him from playing or practicing during its ongoing investigation, though he continues to receive his salary.
- Jacobs is scheduled for a status conference in Brown County court on September 24.
