SD jury deliberating in trial over death of National Football League player’s son

Patterson’s defense had maintained that the boy had choked on a fruit snack, and the injuries sustained were from his attempts to administer CPR.

“That flies in the face of all the literature”, Wollmann told CNN.

The jury has heard testimony for a total of ten days from dozens of different witnesses, including police officers, medical professionals, Patterson’s ex-girlfriend, and even the victim’s daycare providers.

The conviction dates back to an incident in October 2013 and involved Peterson’s then 2-year-old son, Tyrese Ruffin, who was not living with the Minnesota Vikings running back but rather with his mother in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The charges included second-degree murder, first degree manslaughter and aggravated battery against a person under the age of three, the Argus Leader reports. The autopsy revealed that the boy had taken four blows to the head that resulted in his brain bleeding. Patterson, however, claimed that the boy died accidentally after choking on food.

“I was so happy with Clarett when that situation went down the way it did”, Peterson said, according to the website. That knowledge gives me peace. “For the outburst but put yourself in my place”.

Adrian Peterson, sidelined for fifteen games last season after a Texas prosecutor pursued him for disciplining another son with a switch, became a father for the sixth time on Sunday. He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault and was released from probation in July.

He said his 2004 freshman year performance at Oklahoma – in which he ran for 1,925 yards and 15 touchdowns and finished second in Heisman Trophy voting – compared favorably with running backs who were drafted after the college season ended.