Los Angeles Rams starting left tackle Alaric Jackson is off the hook for felony charges stemming from a domestic battery arrest last June, according to a report from ESPN published Monday.
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office assigned Jackson’s case to a pre-filing diversion program last week — an alternative path that bypasses traditional misdemeanor criminal prosecution.
Despite avoiding criminal charges, the 27-year-old lineman could still face punishment from the NFL under the league’s personal conduct policy.
According to the police report, Los Angeles officers were called to Jackson’s home in the San Fernando Valley late on the night of June 8. NBC Los Angeles reported that the 6-foot-7, 340-pound Jackson got into a verbal dispute with a woman and allegedly tried to grab a phone from her hand after believing she was recording him. The woman was found to have scratch marks on her arm following the alleged incident.
Jackson was held on $50,000 bail before being released from the Van Nuys jail on bond.
On the field, Jackson serves as the blind-side protector for star quarterback Matthew Stafford. Before the 2025 season, he signed a three-year contract worth $56.3 million. He had previously played the 2024 season on a one-year deal after signing his restricted free agent tender the offseason prior.
Jackson has appeared in 57 career games, making 51 starts, since joining the Rams as an undrafted player out of Iowa in 2021. He was suspended two games by the NFL during the 2024 season for a prior violation of the league’s personal conduct policy.
Additionally, a woman filed a lawsuit against Jackson last November, alleging he recorded her without her knowledge during a sexual encounter, repeatedly refused to erase the footage, and used it to taunt her — a complaint she also brought to the NFL’s attention. A federal court ultimately dismissed that lawsuit in April.
