Former NFL RB Adrian Peterson arrested for DWI and gun charge in TX

Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson, 40, was arrested Sunday morning after police found him asleep at the wheel of his SUV with the engine running at a gas station in Sugar Land, Texas, court records show. Officers charged Peterson with driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon after removing him from the vehicle and conducting sobriety tests, authorities said.

A probable cause affidavit states officers located Peterson around 9 a.m., alone in a black SUV parked near a pump with the engine running. A witness photographed him slumped over in the driver's seat with his phone in hand. The affidavit quotes an officer saying they "detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage" and observed bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. During field sobriety testing, the officer reported that Peterson swayed and had to use his arms to keep his balance. The affidavit also says a Glock handgun was found in the glove compartment.

Peterson told an officer he had been at a poker game in Houston and was trying to get home to nearby Missouri City, the affidavit says. He told investigators he had consumed two to three shots of a vodka mix several hours earlier and rated his level of...