Adrian Peterson looks to be in the free and clear. The free agent running back said his Sunday arrest for alleged domestic violence while on a plane at Los Angeles International Airport was a situation that was blown out of proportion. In a phone interview with Mark Berman of FOX 26 in Houston, Peterson said his mind was blown that he was taken to jail because “I literally didn’t do anything.”
Peterson and his wife were on a flight scheduled to depart for Houston when the aircraft turned around and he was removed from the plane and taken to L.A. County Jail. According to Berman, Peterson said he and his wife were arguing on the plane when he “ended up grabbing her hand and taking her ring off her finger.”
“Literally that’s why I went to jail…because the ring left a scratch on her finger,” Peterson said according to Berman, saying it’s the State of California, not his wife, pressing charges. “We just had a disagreement. I know the headlines, domestic violence. You’d think I beat her up or something.”
“I don’t hit women,” Peterson added. “It’s not that type of situation and it just looks bad. I’ll deal with it and God willing I’ll get the charges dropped and move on.”
On Tuesday, Ashley Peterson took to Instagram with a message for fans.
“On Sunday, Adrian and I had a verbal argument. Unfortunately, it was on an airplane. At no point did Adrian hit or strike me. This is a private matter between my husband and myself. We ask that everyone respect our privacy so we can focus on what matters most: our children.”
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Peterson said his wife did not press charges, but the state of California did.
“The state of California pressed charges because there was a scratch on her hand. Literally that’s why I went to jail, because the ring left a scratch on her finger. We just had a disagreement. I know the headlines,” Peterson said. “Domestic violence. You’d think I beat her up or something. It was nothing like that.”
The 36-year-old running back, who was drafted by the Vikings in 2007, played with the Washington Commanders, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks.
