Released police records contain additional allegations against Josh Jacobs

What the released records describe

Three other women reported alleged physical abuse by Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs to investigators handling his May domestic-violence case, according to police records described by NBC 26 and the Associated Press. The Hobart/Lawrence Police Department released the records Friday, October 30, following public-records requests.

NBC 26, which obtained the heavily redacted case file, reported that the women contacted investigators in June and July about incidents they said occurred in 2021 and 2022. Their accounts are allegations recorded during an investigation. The reporting does not establish that those additional allegations resulted in criminal charges or findings against Jacobs.

The records also contain qualifications that matter. One woman told investigators that she had contacted another police department at the time of the alleged incident. NBC 26 reported that records obtained from that department said responding officers observed no visible signs of injury or damage consistent with a physical altercation.

The earlier case and the NFL investigation

The separate May case concerned a May 23 incident and Jacobs' May 26 arrest. The AP reported that he pleaded no contest on September 10 to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property. That disposition does not resolve the additional women's allegations described in the newly released file.

The NFL's investigation remained ongoing, according to the AP's Saturday report. Jacobs had already been removed from the commissioner's exempt list and returned to play. No new league disciplinary decision was established in the reporting reviewed for this article.

The AP reported that Jacobs and his legal team did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the additional allegations. His attorneys had said on October 16 that they would not comment further while matters remained ongoing.