Former NFL star Adrian Peterson arrested in Houston suburb on DWI and gun charges

SUGAR LAND Texas AP Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson has been arrested in a Houston suburb on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon records show Peterson was taken into custody Sunday in Sugar Land according to Houston television station KHOU It s the second DWI arrest in seven months for the NFL MVP and three-time league rushing champion The -year-old Peterson was a high school football star in East Texas and has lived in the Houston area He played at Oklahoma before spending the first years of his NFL career with Minnesota which drafted him No overall in Peterson was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Minneapolis in April after appearing at an NFL draft party for Vikings fans Peterson was pulled over for speeding before his arrest in Minnesota There were no further details about his arrest in Texas and there was no information on an attorney for him Peterson is one of nine running backs to rush for yards in a season He had yards for the Vikings in his MVP season of and finished with yards and touchdowns over seasons He played for six teams during his final five seasons AP NFL https apnews com hub NFL Source