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Report: Adrian Peterson Arrested on Plane After Alleged Domestic Violence Incident

Peterson and his wife were in LA for a Super Bowl party, and after the alleged incident, the plane was returned to the terminal and he was allegedly detained.

John E. Hoover

According to TMZ, former Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson was arrested and booked for felony domestic violence on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport.

The report cited unnamed “aw enforcement sources” who told TMZ Peterson was taken off a flight from LA to Houston about 8:30 Sunday morning.

Adrian Peterson and wife Ashley Brown in 2017
Adrian Peterson and wife Ashley Brown in 2017 / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Authorities apparently responded to a disturbance on the plane involving Peterson and his wife Ashley. The plane was departing and had to turn around, the report said, due to a “verbal and physical alternation between a man and a woman.”

The couple was in LA to attend a Super Bowl event put on by DirecTV.

After the plane departed as scheduled (with Ashley still on board), a representative for the Petersons told TMZ, “Earlier today Adrian and his wife Ashley had a verbal argument on a flight, and he was removed from the plane. This is a private misunderstanding between husband and wife and we anticipate it will all be resolved shortly."

The report also said a source close to the situation said Peterson will “be released from custody soon.”

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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