NFL star Adrian Peterson indicted over charges of injury to child

HOUSTON -- Star NFL running back Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings has been indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child.

The charges were confirmed by attorney Rusty Hardin, who said he's working on a statement.

Peterson, 29, played his high school football in Palestine, Texas, and continues to have family ties to our area.

The case involves an injury to a child, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, who got the case earlier this year. It was a case that was originally referred to the city of Houston, but turned over to Montgomery County after it was discovered the alleged incident happened there.

We have been told Peterson has been cooperative.

Peterson is widely considered the best running back in the league after rushing for more than 2,000 yards in the 2012 season.

We are gathering details now and will have the latest on Eyewitness News and abc13.com.