Former Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson at an NBA playoff game in Minneapolis last year. Star Tribune/Getty Images

Former Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been arrested in Sugar Land, Texas, on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to jail records.

Peterson, 40, was taken into custody Sunday morning at around 9:30 a.m., Sugar Land police told CNN affiliate KHOU.

This is the second time Peterson has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving this year.

In April, the former NFL MVP was booked in Minnesota on a charge of driving while impaired after police pulled him over for speeding, the Associated Press reported. The arrest happened after Peterson had attended an NFL draft event for Vikings fans.

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