LEE COUNTY, Fla. -- A former South Fort Myers High School football star who now plays for the Vikings is in trouble with the law.
Jayron Kearse was arrested early Sunday morning in Minneapolis. A trooper stopped him after seeing a Mercedes drive around a barricade onto a closed portion of Interstate 94 and "observed signs of alcohol impairment."
The patrol says Kearse had a blood alcohol level of 0.10 percent, above Minnesota's legal limit of 0.08 percent, and a loaded firearm in the car.
The 25-year-old Kearse was booked into jail on suspicion of DWI and carrying a firearm without a permit. He was released later Sunday after posting $6,000 bond. There was no word on if he had a lawyer yet who could comment on his behalf.
The Vikings say the team is aware of Kearse's arrest and gathering additional information.
The Vikings drafted Kearse in the 7th round of the 2016 draft after being a first team All-American for Clemson in 2015.
He graduated from South Fort Myers High in 2013.
