Arrest warrants are available for ex-NFL star Adrian Peterson: report
Adrian Peterson is in legal trouble again.
The 2012 NFL MVP According to USA Today, there are warrants out for his arrest for failing to appear in court in two separate child support cases.
The warrants were issued in Fort Bend County, Texas, USA Today reported. The company’s sheriff’s department did not immediately confirm this information to Fox News Digital.
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Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings during a game against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis on December 16, 2012. (John Biever/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
“The current legal case relates to a misunderstanding regarding Adrian’s court appearances regarding child support, and he is actively working with his legal team to resolve this matter as quickly as possible,” his publicist Denise White said in a statement to USA Today. “He is committed to resolving this situation and moving forward in a positive manner.”
Although the former earned over $100 million in his career Minnesota Vikings Running back also had problems with bank loans. Court documents from February said Peterson had not paid any of the $8.3 million he owed DeAngelo Vehicle Sales LLC, which he had been ordered to pay more than three years earlier. In 2019, he was ordered to pay $2.4 million to a creditor and was ordered to make a payment to a Minnesota bank the year before.
Peterson missed all but one game of the 2014 season after being charged with reckless or negligent injury to a child. He claimed that he had no objection to attacking his then four-year-old son with a branch.
Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings during the Dallas Cowboys’ 24-14 win at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. (Getty Images)
In 2022, Peterson was arrested after an incident with his wife on a plane. But his wife said it was just an argument and the charges were dropped.
Peterson ran for 14,918 yards in his career, leading the league three times. He is one of six running backs to rush for 2,000 yards in a season and was eight yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season record in 2012.
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson runs with the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals at Mall of America Field in the HHH Metrodome in Minneapolis on December 13, 2009. (Rich Gabrielson/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images)
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However, he holds the record with 296 rushing yards in a game, which he achieved in his rookie season. He ran for 253 of those yards in the second half.
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