Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson is facing multiple charges following his arrest early Sunday in Sugar Land, Texas, according to local police, per KHOU 11 . Sugar Land police confirmed with the news station that Peterson was taken into custody around 9:30 a.m. and was charged with DWI and unlawful carrying of a weapon.

Police did not release additional details about Peterson's arrest due to an active investigation, per reports. Fort Bend County jail records confirmed Peterson's arrest .

Peterson, 40, was arrested earlier this year on similar DWI charges , just hours after leaving Minnesota's 2025 NFL Draft party. Peterson got into a fight with a man over a poker game earlier this summer and tried to cash in on the skirmish after signing a Celebrity Boxing contract, a

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