From EssentiallySports · Nisarga Barkule · · 1m 30s
Josh Jacobs sues to block evidence
Packers running back Josh Jacobs files lawsuit to seal domestic altercation records.
In brief
Packers running back Josh Jacobs files lawsuit to seal domestic altercation records. Josh Jacobs filed a civil lawsuit to block release of records and surveillance video from a May 23 domestic altercation with his girlfriend. Originally reported by EssentiallySports.
Josh Jacobs files lawsuit
Packers running back Josh Jacobs filed a civil lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction to stop the release of records and surveillance video from a May 23 domestic altercation at his home.
Police plan to release records
Hobart-Lawrence Police Department stated they would release certain records with appropriate redactions from the May 23 altercation.
ESPN requests evidence
ESPN submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for evidence in the case.
Judge lifted temporary seal
Brown County Judge Marc Hammer lifted a temporary seal on the case records on September 24, denying a motion to permanently seal the evidence.
Jacobs argues video risks privacy
Jacobs argues releasing the video would reveal private details of his garage’s interior, including configuration, entrances, exits, doors, windows, storage areas, security arrangements, or other details that could be used to evaluate how the garage…
Jacobs seeks to protect victim
Jacobs also contends that redaction limited to names or faces would not adequately protect the woman involved, who identified as Jane Doe ANM, from being identified using advanced AI.
Jacobs on exempt list
Jacobs has been on the NFL Commissioner’s Exempt List since August 30 and will likely miss the Packers’ game against the Dallas Cowboys on October 18.
The short version
Josh Jacobs filed a civil lawsuit to block release of records and surveillance video from a May 23 domestic altercation with his girlfriend.
