"I feel that what I did today is approved by more than a majority of Surry County, and that's the constituency that I'm concerned about," he said. Poindexter defended allowing Vick to avoid additional prison time. He also admitted to participating in the killing of several underperforming dogs. on federal charges of bankrolling a dogfighting operation at a home he owned in eastern Virginia's rural Surry County, southeast of Richmond. Vick already is serving a 23-month sentence in Leavenworth, Kan.
Afterward, he turned to his young daughter and winked.Īfter the hearing, Surry County Commonwealth Attorney Gerald Poindexter approached Vick's mother and hugged her, saying, "At least some of this is over." Vick was stoic throughout the approximately 20-minute hearing. Vick's mother declined to comment to reporters but Marcus Vick acknowledged the family was glad the ordeal was nearly over. Vick's mother Brenda Boddie, brother Marcus Vick and fiancee Kijafa Frink walked in together and sat together in the front row of the gallery with other family and friends. "I want to apologize to the court, my family, and to all the kids who looked up to me as a role model," Vick told the judge. He received a three-year suspended sentence - far less than the maximum of 10 years he could have faced. The one-time Atlanta Falcons star also pleaded not guilty to a count of cruelty to animals, but that charge was dropped under his plea deal. Vick, 28, arrived wearing wrist and ankle shackles with his gray suit, but the restraints were removed by the time he entered his plea.
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Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty Tuesday to a state dogfighting charge, a move that could make him eligible to leave prison early and potentially speed up a return to pro football.
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