Adrian Peterson, the former NFL MVP running back, is in legal problems again in Texas, this time after two warrants were issued for his arrest for failing to appear in court for two separate child support cases.
Between 2007 and 2021, the former Minnesota Vikings great earned more than $100 million in the NFL and is regarded as a future Pro Football Hall of Famer. However, warrants were issued this week in Fort Bend County, Texas, just outside of Houston, where Peterson has also been facing property seizures to help pay off his more than $12 million debt.
“The current legal dispute is connected to a misunderstanding about Adrian’s court appearances involving child support, and he is actively working with his legal team. Denise White, his publicist, stated in a statement that the goal is to settle this issue as soon as possible. “He is committed to clearing up this situation and moving forward positively.” In a separate instance, he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault in October after being charged in the same county with slapping a lady from behind in May. According to court documents, he was sentenced to pay a $500 fine and served no jail time.Adrian Peterson’s NFL benefits come into play.
In two different child support cases, the county filed capias warrants against him this week. These differ from standard arrest warrants, which require a finding that there is sufficient evidence to believe he committed a crime. In this case, the capias warrants refer
to his inability to appear in court on similar charges earlier this month.
The latest Minnesota Vikings news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates, and more. “TO ANY PEACE OFFICER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS—GREETING,” one of the warrants reads. “YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED TO ARREST: ADRIAN LEWIS PETERSON, to be found in your county, and ADRIAN LEWIS PETERSON safely keep, so that you have ADRIAN LEWIS PETERSON before the Honorable 328th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, at the Court House of said County… and there to answer for their failure to appear for CIVIL NON-SUPPORT on December 05, 2024 before the 328TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, as ordered.”
The custodial parents in the two child-support lawsuits are women from Minnesota. In In one of the instances, a court signed a qualifying domestic relations order on Monday, establishing the child’s ability to receive a portion of Peterson’s NFL perks as child support. The warrants were backed by separate cash bonds of $9,500 and $7,500. The bigger debt case involves Adrian Peterson
In another case in September, a Houston judge ordered him to turn over several assets to help pay off debts totaling more than $12 million. That debt resulted from a $5.2 million loan he took out from a Pennsylvania lending company in 2016 but failed to repay. A court-appointed receiver has attempted to seize his assets to repay that obligation and even interrupted an auction of his NFL trophies.
and items early this year, according to court documents.Peterson, 39, blamed that incident on his former financial advisor, who could not be located by USA TODAY Sports. In a September statement, Peterson stated that this was not a personal loan, but rather a corporate loan guaranteed to be returned by a company he co-owned with the financial advisor and another partner.
However, the promissory note with the lending business names solely Peterson as the borrower, with a 12% interest rate. He agreed to repay it with interest in March 2017, five months later. In October 2016, an exhibit attached to the loan paperwork showed he was seeking an advance on a $18 million contract, which he expected to
Come from the Vikings. But the money never arrived.
Peterson was coming off a knee injury in 2016, and the Vikings declined to pick up the $18 million option on his contract in early 2017, making him a free agent. Peterson’s earnings dropped considerably after that, never topping $3.5 million per year. He has not played in the NFL since 2021. According to the exhibit attached to the agreement, the loan he sought in 2016 was intended to consolidate, lower the interest rate, and defer payments on previous unsecured debts.
According to a court, the debt from the loan has resulted in a $8.3 million court judgment against him in 2021, plus $15,000 in attorney’s costs at 9% each year on all sums. The receiver made the filing. According to the receiver’s February court filing, the collection total is around $12.5 million.
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