MINNEAPOLIS -- Police officers used a chemical spray and stun gun to arrest Vikings defensive tackle Tom Johnson after he refused to leave a downtown restaurant after closing time, according to a Minneapolis police report released Monday.
Johnson, who is listed at 6-foot-3 and 288 pounds, was arrested early Sunday after security officials and police repeatedly told him to leave Seven steakhouse. He was charged with misdemeanor counts of trespassing and disorderly conduct.
The 30-year-old was booked into the Hennepin County jail and released after posting $78 bond.
David Koch, the manager at Seven since its opening in 2007, said he had seen the police report and talked with Minneapolis police and restaurant security since the incident.
Johnson, Koch said, was waiting in a booth near the front of the restaurant to get his car from the restaurant's valet service after it closed at 2 a.m., and was not aware he was required to wait for his car outside the establishment.
"From what I understand, he was not impaired," Koch said. "I think he felt he was being picked on, but that's not the case."
Restaurant security called two police officers who are assigned to Hennepin Avenue on Saturday evenings, Koch said.
According to the police report, Johnson was repeatedly told to leave the building and he refused. When he resisted officers, they used a chemical irritant on him and forced him outside. Once outside, he was uncooperative and police used a stun gun on him.
"He's a big man," Koch said. "People on the force are taught to be careful in whatever way they need to."
The Vikings have said the team is investigating and will have additional comment when appropriate. Johnson has an unlisted number and it was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.
He told the Star Tribune on Monday: "We're going to put out a statement. . I don't know if any of that [police account] is accurate.''
Johnson's agent, Bardia Ghahremani, said in a statement Sunday night they were confident the charges were baseless and he would be exonerated.
"Upon clearing Mr. Johnson's name, we will move forward with the appropriate legal action," Ghahremani said.
It's Johnson's first season with the Vikings after three years with New Orleans. Back in May, he was charged with fourth-degree driving while impaired. He has pleaded not guilty in that case and a pretrial hearing is set for later this month in Hennepin County.
He's scheduled to be arraigned on the disorderly conduct and trespassing charges on Oct. 17.
Johnson, who has become a key contributor to the team's pass rush in its nickel package, is the third Vikings player to encounter legal trouble in the past month.
Running back Adrian Peterson was arrested on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child Sept. 12 and is barred from all team activities until his case is resolved in Texas; his first court appearance in the case is scheduled for Wednesday. Wide receiver Jerome Simpson, who was days from being reinstated after a suspension for a drunken driving arrest this past November, was cited for misdemeanor possession of marijuana and driving with an open bottle in July. The Vikings released Simpson hours after ESPN reported the charges Sept. 18.
According to USA Today, which maintains a database of NFL player arrests, the Vikings have had more arrests than any other team since 2000; Johnson's arrest is the 47th for a Vikings player since that year.
ESPN.com's Ben Goessling and The Associated Press contributed to this report.