First Hearing For RB Josh Jacobs Moved To Next Week

According to Brian Kerhin and Michael Gross of FOX 11 News, court records show that Jacobs’ first court date has been moved to next Thursday, September 10. The Packers’ leading rusher last year, Jacobs will not actually be present in court next Thursday. Per the FOX 11 crew, an Authorization to Appear and Act was filed earlier this week, allowing Jacobs’ attorney to appear in court without him and act on his behalf.

The newly accessed court documents included the criminal complaint showing information from the victim’s initial testimony and a description of home surveillance video footage that was reviewed by the police. Per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst told the media that the team had not seen the garage video mentioned by police. The complaint reportedly did not contain any comments from Jacobs.

“ANM (the victim) and Jacobs…went into the bedroom, and Jacobs was pacing back and forth,” the complaint states. “ANM grabbed her second phone from a duffle bag, and Jacobs called her a derogatory name. He made some comment to the effect that he would ‘do something to her.’ She then tried to call the police but believed the service was down. ANM was walking out of the door, going from the house to the garage, and Jacobs followed her.

“As ANM was trying to exit the garage door to get outside, Jacobs grabbed her and threw her to the ground, and she struck her head, suffering an injury. Jacobs then took her phone from her, while she was on the ground. ANM laid on the ground for a while and then struggled to walk back into the house.”

The complaint reports that a police officer responding to the call “observed redness to the victim’s face and neck and could feel a bump on the back of her head” as she claimed to be in pain. The document explains what the police viewed on the surveillance footage, saying, “Jacobs took ANM’s phone while she was on the floor of the garage, and approximately 40 seconds later, Jacobs returns to the garage and appears to damage ANM’s phone.” Because of the direction in which the camera is positioned, it “does not depict any portion of the incident that is alleged to have occurred inside the residence.”

Though the latest developments see Jacobs no longer able to practice and play with Green Bay, the hearing being moved up in the schedule should result in a swifter conclusion. Later reports are certain to come as the proceedings begin.