RICHMOND, Va. - Michael Vick executed dogs that didn't perform up to his standards by hanging or drowning them, posed for a picture with one of his pit bulls before a dog fight and exclusively funded an interstate dog fighting operation that included gambling, according to court documents signed by two of his former co-defendants.
After ex-cohorts Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips fingered Vick with more damaging evidence in U.S. District Court yesterday, the elusive Falcons quarterback seemingly has nowhere to run. Vick was said to have agreed to a plea deal in principle but spent the day hammering out the details of the agreement, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.
The source strongly emphasized that a plea deal could still fall apart before it is finalized.
Falcons owner Arthur Blank told the Associated Press last night, "It seems a pretty clear indication there will be some sort of plea entered. When? I'm not positive."
Vick's NFL career is also in serious jeopardy, complicated by gambling allegations revealed in court yesterday. Commissioner Roger Goodell, who is conducting his own investigation into the case, has not determined Vick's punishment, but is prepared to move quickly to announce any discipline if Vick accepted a plea deal. Gambling is prohibited by the league's personal conduct policy and violating those rules could subject Vick to a serious suspension, perhaps even a lifetime ban. The Falcons quarterback has been banned from training camp.
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After ex-cohorts Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips fingered Vick with more damaging evidence in U.S. District Court yesterday, the elusive Falcons quarterback seemingly has nowhere to run. Vick was said to have agreed to a plea deal in principle but spent the day hammering out the details of the agreement, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.
The source strongly emphasized that a plea deal could still fall apart before it is finalized.
Falcons owner Arthur Blank told the Associated Press last night, "It seems a pretty clear indication there will be some sort of plea entered. When? I'm not positive."
Vick's NFL career is also in serious jeopardy, complicated by gambling allegations revealed in court yesterday. Commissioner Roger Goodell, who is conducting his own investigation into the case, has not determined Vick's punishment, but is prepared to move quickly to announce any discipline if Vick accepted a plea deal. Gambling is prohibited by the league's personal conduct policy and violating those rules could subject Vick to a serious suspension, perhaps even a lifetime ban. The Falcons quarterback has been banned from training camp.
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