Josh Jacobs mugshot. Image courtesy: Brown County Jail
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) – Newly leaked police dispatch audio provides further details about what led to the arrest of Packers running back Josh Jacobs on Tuesday.
According to the recording, dispatchers received two calls concerning the incident. One from the alleged victim at the crime scene, the other from a resident next door.
In the audio, the police dispatcher can be heard telling an officer that “things are being thrown,” and that the incident involves “possibly a male and female.” A few minutes later, the dispatcher informs the officer: “The neighbor is calling now, saying that her neighbor [redacted name] was assaulted.”
When police got on the scene, Jacobs had already fled in a Mercedes G-Wagon, prompting them to inform other officers nearby, “At this point, we’ll want that vehicle stopped if you come across it.”
According to a press release, Jacobs was allowed to leave the Brown County Jail on Wednesday, and a final charging decision will be made by the District Attorney’s office at a later date, as the investigation into the alleged domestic incident is ongoing.
The release further stated that while the standard for arrest is probable cause, the Brown County District Attorney’s office is not yet prepared to make a formal charging decision against Jacobs at this time, based on the fact that there is “reason to believe that additional evidence may exist that would impact whether criminal charges are appropriate and what charges would be issued.”
Jacobs’ lawyers said in a statement that they are “extremely pleased that Josh has been released from custody and that no criminal charges have been filed against him” and that they “encourage everyone to keep an open mind while the matter is fully reviewed.”
Jacobs was scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Wednesday at 2 p.m. after he was booked into the Brown County Jail on charges that include battery, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, felony strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim.
The District Attorney’s office did not specify when more updates on the case would be made available.
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