Vikings' Adrian Peterson indicted in child injury case in Montgomery County

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HOUSTON - Montgomery County Sheriff Tommy Gage has issued a release saying that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

Peterson was "true billed" on a charge of injury to a child Friday in Montgomery County, north of Houston.

As of Friday evening, Peterson was not in the custody of Montgomery County Sheriff's officers.

According to Gage's release, the Sheriff's Office will not discuss further details of the case.

TMZ Sports reports that Peterson, 29, did not practice with his team yesterday due to a scheduled "veteran's day," according to the team.

The team issued the following statement to its website after news of the indictment broke Friday afternoon:

"The Vikings are in the process of gathering information regarding the legal situation involving Adrian Peterson. At this time, we will defer further questions to Adrian's attorney Rusty Hardin."

Gwen Carter with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services could not confirm or deny that CPS was currently investigating Peterson and deferred all questions back to the Montgomery County District Attorney's office.

"Child Protective Services investigations are confidential according to state law, so we cannot comment," wrote Carter in an email Friday.

The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office has told ESPN that Peterson has been cooperative with their investigation. They say they received the case earlier this year.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Friday that a source has told him that Peterson testified before a grand jury three weeks ago.

Lt. Brady Fitzgerald with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office confirmed to the NFL Network that his department had investigated the case after it was referred to them via the Houston Police Department.

Peterson is regarded as one of the NFL's premiere running backs. In 2012, he rushed for more than 2,000 yards after a brutal injury the year before threatened his career.

In Week 1, Peterson rushed for 75 yards on 21 attempts against the St. Louis Rams. The Vikings play the New England Patriots on Sunday.

Peterson was drafted seventh overall in the 2007 NFL Draft out of the University of Oklahoma.

He is due to make just over $14 million this year from the Vikings.

Peterson is the listed owner of at least one home in Montgomery County.