Josh Jacobs seeks to seal evidence in battery case
The Packers running back’s lawsuit asks a Wisconsin police department to keep records from public release.
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Brown County Circuit Court seeking to permanently seal evidence in his battery case, according to the NFL.
The lawsuit asks that the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department be barred from releasing records that could identify the woman involved or disclose sensitive information about her.
Request focuses on privacy and safety
Jacobs’s lawyer, Clarence Duchac, wrote in the complaint that Jacobs supports the woman’s position that private and sensitive records tied to the incident should not be made public.
The complaint asks that descriptions, images, recordings, statements and other materials be withheld if their release could threaten the woman’s privacy, dignity, safety or emotional well-being. It also argues that video of the garage could reveal details about Jacobs’s home and security.
The surveillance video mentioned in the criminal complaint has not been released. Lawyers for the woman had also filed a motion seeking to seal the evidence, according to the NFL.
Case stems from May incident
Jacobs was arrested May 26, three days after officers went to his Wisconsin home to investigate a disturbance. Police said the woman told them Jacobs grabbed her and threw her to the ground as she tried to leave through a garage door, and that he took her phone while she was on the ground. Police reported redness on her face and neck and a bump on the back of her head.
Jacobs pleaded no contest last month to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property charges arising from the incident. Under his agreement with prosecutors, the criminal damage charge can be dismissed in a year if he meets conditions that include avoiding further trouble and contact with the woman, completing counseling, submitting to supervision and paying restitution.
NFL placed Jacobs on exempt list
The NFL placed Jacobs on the Commissioner’s Exempt List shortly after he was charged. The designation bars him from playing or practicing while allowing him to continue receiving his paycheck, according to the NFL.
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The lawsuit seeks to keep the specified evidence from public release; the NFL report did not state when the court would consider the request.
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