Packers’ Jacobs pleads no contest to pair of misdemeanour charges, including battery

Packers’ Jacobs pleads no contest to pair of misdemeanour charges, including battery STEVE MEGARGEE GREEN BAY, WIS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PUBLISHED 4 HOURS AGO Open this photo in gallery: Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs stands on the field before a preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals last month. ABBIE PARR/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER Listen to this article Learn more about audio Log in or create a free account to listen to this article. Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanour charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend during which she said he threw her to the ground. Jacobs must pay a US$1,000 fine plus court costs for the battery charge. Under an agreement with prosecutors, the criminal damage charge can be dismissed in a year if he fulfills terms that include staying out of trouble, avoiding the victim in this case, submitting to supervision, completing counselling and paying restitution to the victim. “I fully understand the seriousness of the situation, and I take full responsibility,” Jacobs said during an appearance in a Brown County court. Jacobs was arrested May 26, three days after Hobart-Lawrence police officers came to his Wisconsin home to investigate a disturbance. According to police, the woman told them that Jacobs grabbed her and threw her to the ground as she was trying to exit a garage door, causing her to hit her head. Police said Jacobs also took her phone from her while she was on the ground. Police said they noticed redness on her face and neck and could feel a bump on the back of her head. According to a criminal complaint, the woman’s statement was corroborated by surveillance footage from the camera system in the garage where the incident occurred. Jacobs was charged in late August and the NFL subsequently placed him on the commissioner’s exempt list, which prevents the three-time pro bowl running back from playing or practising but allows him to keep receiving a paycheque. Players on the commissioner’s exempt list may be allowed at team facilities for meetings, individual workouts, therapy and rehabilitation and other non-football activities. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday that the league is monitoring the case, which is being reviewed under the league personal conduct policy, and Jacobs remains on the exempt list. The Packers had no immediate…