If it's true... he's going down...
Bobby L. Russ
July 18, 2007
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (TICKER) -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick,
who was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in connection with the
dog fighting probe of his property in Virginia, will be arraigned on
July 26.
Vick will have a bond hearing 30 minutes prior to his arraignment before
United States District Judge Henry E. Hudson at 4 p.m. EDT.
On Tuesday, Vick and three others were indicted by a federal grand jury.
They were charged with competitive dog fighting, procuring and training
pit bulls for fighting and conducting the enterprise across state lines.
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Dog fighting is illegal throughout the country and a felony in 48
states, including Virginia.
Hours after the indictment was handed down, the Falcons released a
statement expressing disappointment and apologized to the team's fans.
Federal agents from the United States Department of Agriculture searched
the Surry County property owned by Vick on Friday, July 6.
Prior to that search, agents seized nearly 70 live dogs in April, mostly
pit bulls on the land as well as dog carcasses. Investigators also found
equipment commonly used in dog fighting.
In May, a confidential police informant accused the Falcons' quarterback
of being a "heavyweight" in the sport of dog fighting, according to an
ESPN report.
Appearing on the network's "Outside The Lines," the informant said he
saw Vick gamble on dog fights and bring dogs to fight from as far back
as 2000.
The first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in the NFL, Vick was still
a student at Virginia Tech in 2000, one year before he was the No. 1
pick in the NFL draft.
The informant, whose identity was not revealed, said he saw Vick
involved in dog fighting as recently as last year, saying the
quarterback bet "large money" on the sport.
"I'm talking $30,000, $40,000," he told ESPN. "He's one of the
heavyweights. He's a heavyweight. I've seen it."
On April 25, police raided a house owned by Vick in Smithfield,
Virginia. The property was part of a drug investigation that stemmed
from the arrest of Vick's cousin, Davon Boddie, who claimed the
residence as his house.
Police found dozens of mistreated dogs allegedly used for fighting. Vick
said previously that he rarely went to the house and did not know that a
large kennel on the property could be involved in criminal activity.
On May 11, Vick, while speaking with reporters at the Falcons' three-day
minicamp, told reporters he could not comment on the ongoing
investigation on the advice of his attorneys.
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Bobby L. Russ
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From http://www.bash.org/?6824:
<@Logan> I spent a minute looking at my own code by accident.
<@Logan> I was thinking "What the h*** is this guy doing?"