Vick indicted by state grand jury in dogfighting case

[flvegan]

SUSSEX, Virginia (CNN) -- A Virginia grand jury indicted suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on state dogfighting charges Tuesday, prosecutors announced.

The grand jury brought two charges against Vick: one count of killing dogs and one of promoting dogfights. In a plea agreement on federal charges, the quarterback has admitted to bankrolling a dogfighting operation from his home in Surry County, Virginia.

Arraignment for Vick is scheduled for October 3.

Vick and three associates -- Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach; Quanis Phillips, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia; and Tony Taylor, 34, of Hampton, Virginia -- had pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the dogfighting venture and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.

Surry County Commonwealth Attorney Gerald Poindexter said earlier he would present more than 10 state bills of indictment against Vick and his co-defendants.

Vick, 27, faces a possible prison term of 12 to 18 months after his August guilty plea to a federal conspiracy charge related to the dogfighting ring. After the plea, the National Football League suspended him indefinitely without pay.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/25/vick/index.html

[LeftyMom]

1. Good.

[flamingyouth]

2. Excellent news.

Can you believe we saw some jackass wearing a Vick jersey at the hardware store yesterday? :eyes:

[CountAllVotes]

3. GOOD!!!!!!!!

Thank you for posting this flvegan!!!

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