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Conviction in Death of Peterson’s Son

A South Dakota jury convicted a man of second-degree murder and other charges in the death of the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. The Lincoln County jury deliberated more than five hours before finding Joseph Patterson, 29, guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and aggravated battery in the October 2013 death of Tyrese Robert Ruffin, the son of Patterson’s girlfriend and Peterson, The Argus Leader reported.

u25a0 The Cleveland Browns and the suspended offensive line coach Andy Moeller “mutually agreed to part ways, effective immediately,” the team said in a joint statement with Moeller’s agent, Paul Sheehy.