{"id":22487,"date":"2025-10-27T03:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T03:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/22487\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T03:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T03:41:09","slug":"adrian-peterson-arrested-on-dwi-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/22487\/","title":{"rendered":"Adrian Peterson arrested on DWI charge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NFL<\/a> legend Adrian Peterson can\u2019t seem to stay out of trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The former Minnesota Vikings star was arrested in Texas Sunday morning for driving while intoxicated, a Class B misdemeanor, and also hit with a Class A misdemeanor weapons charge, according to Fort Bend County jail records.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/peterson2.jpg\" alt=\"Adrian Peterson rushes\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Vikings Adrian Peterson (28) rushes against the Chicago Bears in the third quarter at the Metrodome on Nov. 29, 2009. (Bruce Kluckhohn\/USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old was taken into custody around 10 a.m. and remained jailed as of Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Peterson was also arrested in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/adrian-peterson-arrested-dwi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> April after the NFL Draft<\/a> \u2014 just hours after attending the Vikings\u2019 draft-night celebration \u2014 when he blew a 0.14 BAC after being pulled over in Richfield, MN. Peterson was reportedly driving 83 miles per hour in a 55 MPH zone.<\/p>\n<p>A surefire Hall of Fame running back, Peterson was named NFL MVP in 2012 after rushing for more than 2,000 yards. He earned seven Pro Bowl selections during his 15-season career and ranks fifth on the league\u2019s all-time rushing yards list.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/peterson3.jpg\" alt=\"Adrian Peterson salutes\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Former Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson salutes the crowd in the third quarter in a game against the Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium on Nov. 27, 2023. (Brad Rempel\/USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/giants-kayvon-thibodeaux-sounds-off-after-controversial-call-tush-push-vs-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GIANTS&#8217; KAYVON THIBODEAUX SOUNDS OFF AFTER CONTROVERSIAL CALL ON TUSH PUSH VS EAGLES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He has previously been arrested for an altercation with his wife in 2022 and in separate child-support and assault cases.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Peterson also made headlines after getting into a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/adrian-peterson-training-boxing-viral-poker-brawl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> poker-related figh<\/a>t at a Houston social club. The viral video of the scuffle with Joe &#8220;Baby Joe&#8221; Castaneda later led to plans for a Celebrity Boxing match between the two.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/nfl-vikings-adrian-peterson-102625-1.jpg\" alt=\"Adrian Peterson in preseason in 2013\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Aug. 16, 2013. (Kevin Hoffman\/USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another run-in with the law only further clouds the legacy of one of the NFL\u2019s greatest running backs.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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