4-time Pro Bowler Everson Griffen facing DUI, possession of cocaine charges after Minneapolis arrest

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Former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Everson Griffen was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence and cocaine possession in Minneapolis. 

According to Hennepin County Jail records, Griffen was booked at 12:59 a.m. on May 29 after being arrested by Minnesota State Police about an hour earlier.  

Everson Griffen, #97 of the Minnesota Vikings, walks the sidelines before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at U.S. Bank Stadium on Oct. 31, 2021 in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Griffen, 36, was initially pulled over for driving at a "high rate" of speed in his Bentley Bentayga," State Patrol told TMZ.

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TMZ added that police said they could smell alcohol in Griffen’s car, and he had "slightly watery eyes." There were also two others in the vehicle at the time. 

Griffen was later released at 3:13 p.m. on May 30, but faces five charges related to his arrest, including DWI and operating a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 within two hours. TMZ reported Griffen blew a 0.10 on his breathalyzer test.

Griffen is also facing a fifth-degree drug possession charge, as KARE11 reports the state trooper "located a small plastic vile with a small amount of white powder in his back right pants pocket, which appeared to be cocaine," according to a criminal complaint. The vile was field tested and it "tested positive for the presence of cocaine."

A court date has been set for Griffen on June 13 at 1:15 p.m. 

Everson Griffen, #97 of the Minnesota Vikings, reacts prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at U.S. Bank Stadium on Oct. 31, 2021