Adrian Peterson Completes Court-Ordered Community Service in Minnesota DWI Case
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Adrian Peterson has completed the community-service requirement imposed after his 2025 Minnesota DWI arrest.
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The former NFL MVP logged enough hours in July to satisfy the 32 hours ordered by the court, according to documents obtained by TMZ. The records show Peterson performed the work between July 13 and July 30.
His service included four-hour shifts with Meals on Wheels and a local food drive, along with work involving bags for homeless youth, a YMCA program and an event for senior citizens.
Completing those hours moves Peterson closer to resolving the Minnesota case, but community service was only one component of the sentence he received after pleading guilty earlier this year. His other conditions included a stayed jail sentence, a victim impact panel and restrictions tied to his probation.
His Plea Deal Came Nearly a Year After the Arrest
Peterson pleaded guilty in March to one count of driving while impaired. Court documents showed that he received a 90-day sentence at the Hennepin County Adult Corrections Facility, but the jail term was stayed for one year as long as he complied with the court's conditions.
He was ordered to complete 32 hours of community service within 180 days and attend a victim impact panel. Peterson was also required to undergo an alcohol screening, which court records indicated he had already completed by the time the plea agreement was reported. The remaining charges were dismissed as part of the deal, according to TMZ.
The agreement also required Peterson to avoid alcohol- or drug-related offenses and reckless-driving offenses during the one-year period in which the jail sentence was stayed.
The Traffic Stop Followed a Vikings Draft Party
The case began in the early hours of April 25, 2025, after Peterson appeared at the Minnesota Vikings' NFL Draft event at U.S. Bank Stadium. A Minnesota State Patrol trooper stopped his Audi Q5 in Richfield at about 3:20 a.m. after seeing it travel 83 mph in a 55-mph zone.
A preliminary breath test measured Peterson's blood alcohol concentration at 0.14%, according to authorities. Minnesota's legal driving limit is 0.08%.
Peterson was booked into the Hennepin County Jail at 5:16 a.m. and released just over two hours later after posting $4,000 bond, the Associated Press reported.
The Minnesota Case Is Only One Part of His Recent Legal History
Peterson's guilty plea addressed the charge stemming from the Minnesota stop, but he was arrested again on suspicion of DWI in Texas later in 2025.
Police in Sugar Land arrested Peterson in October after finding him asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle at a gas station, according to court records later reported by Reuters. Officers said the vehicle's engine was running and that Peterson showed signs of intoxication.
Police also reported finding a handgun inside the glove compartment, resulting in an additional charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon. Peterson was released from the Fort Bend County Jail on $3,000 bond.