Packers running back Josh Jacobs’ initial appearance moved to next week
WTAQ • • sports
Key Points:
- Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs' initial court appearance has been rescheduled to September 10 at 11 a.m., following charges related to a domestic altercation with his girlfriend on May 23.
- Jacobs faces two misdemeanor counts of battery and criminal damage to property, with additional earlier charges including strangulation, suffocation, and intimidation of a victim, though prosecutors had not filed charges immediately after his arrest.
- The incident reportedly involved Jacobs reacting violently during a conversation about him speaking to other women, resulting in his girlfriend being thrown to the ground and injured, with surveillance video supporting parts of the complaint.
- Jacobs has been placed on the NFL Commissioner's Exempt List, barring him from playing or practicing but allowing him to be paid and receive treatment, pending further review by Commissioner Roger Goodell.
- If convicted on the misdemeanor charges, Jacobs could face up to 18 months in prison.
