EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Eden Prairie man once known for killing Cecil the Lion is accused of drunk driving, according to charges filed in Hennepin County Court.

Walter Palmer was charged earlier this week with DWI , careless driving and obstructing the legal process in connection with the May 26 incident. Palmer was arrested at his home, an address that matches the same Walter Palmer that killed the famous lion back in 2015 as part of a big-game hunt. He also has a Florida address that had been spray-painted with "Lion Killer" on the garage door .

FOX 9 reached out to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office and Eden Prairie Police Department to confirm it was the same Walter Palmer who was arrested for DWI. Eden Prairie police did not respond.

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