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Vikings Safety Jayron Kearse Released From Custody After Suspicion Of DUI

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Minnesota Vikings safety Jayron Kearse was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving impaired and carrying a firearm without a permit. He has been released from custody.

According to an incident report, a state trooper observed Kearse drive his vehicle around a barricade and onto a closed portion of eastbound I-94 at Cedar Ave just before 4 a.m.

Kearse, 25, had an alcohol concentration of .10 BAC at the time. Officers also located a loaded firearm in the vehicle.

Kearse was held at Hennepin County Jail.

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