IT'S OFFICIAL....VICK PLEADS GUILTY......
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick accepted a plea deal Monday and likely lengthy prison sentence to avoid additional federal charges in a dogfighting case that has driven his NFL career to a halt.
"After consulting with his family over the weekend, Michael Vick has asked that I announce today that he has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors regarding charges pending against him," Vick attorney Billy Martin said in a statement.
"Mr. Vick has agreed to enter a plea of guilty to those charges and to accept full responsibility for his actions and the mistakes he has made. Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter.
The terms of Vick's sentence are not yet known.
All three of Vick's co-defendants have reached plea deals in the case. Vick had been facing a Nov. 26 trial date.
Vick's last two co-defendants pleaded guilty Friday and said he bankrolled gambling on dogfights at the quarterback's property in rural Surry County, not far from his hometown of Newport News. One said Vick helped drown or hang dogs that didn't do well.
Quanis Phillips of Atlanta and Purnell Peace of Virginia Beach entered plea agreements and agreed to testify against Vick. Tony Taylor of Hampton struck a similar deal last month.
The gambling allegations alone could trigger a lifetime ban under the NFL's personal conduct policy.
The NFL has barred Vick from the Falcons' training camp but has withheld further action while the league conducts its own investigation.
Peace, Phillips and Taylor pleaded guilty to the same charges facing Vick: conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture.
The offense is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Their sentencings are set for November and December.
"After consulting with his family over the weekend, Michael Vick has asked that I announce today that he has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors regarding charges pending against him," Vick attorney Billy Martin said in a statement.
"Mr. Vick has agreed to enter a plea of guilty to those charges and to accept full responsibility for his actions and the mistakes he has made. Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter.
The terms of Vick's sentence are not yet known.
All three of Vick's co-defendants have reached plea deals in the case. Vick had been facing a Nov. 26 trial date.
Vick's last two co-defendants pleaded guilty Friday and said he bankrolled gambling on dogfights at the quarterback's property in rural Surry County, not far from his hometown of Newport News. One said Vick helped drown or hang dogs that didn't do well.
Quanis Phillips of Atlanta and Purnell Peace of Virginia Beach entered plea agreements and agreed to testify against Vick. Tony Taylor of Hampton struck a similar deal last month.
The gambling allegations alone could trigger a lifetime ban under the NFL's personal conduct policy.
The NFL has barred Vick from the Falcons' training camp but has withheld further action while the league conducts its own investigation.
Peace, Phillips and Taylor pleaded guilty to the same charges facing Vick: conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and conspiracy to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture.
The offense is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Their sentencings are set for November and December.
its looking like 2010 which would effectively end his career. what a dumbass. i read somewhere they offered a sentence in the range of 18 to 36 months. but on the same note thats sad. i was watching that dateline predator show and these guys are getting 2 days in jail and probation. sad world when theres outrage over dogs but some guy in l.a. is walking the streets bragging about being a fucking pedophile.
Praying on little kids=sadistic
Praying on INNOCENT animals=sadistic
How cares of humans are greater than dogs...that makes dogs wrothless? Humans are greater than dogs, yet humans continue to be the biggest THREAT to EVERYTHING...when was the last time a dog pumped poisonous smoke into the atmosphere causing the Ozone to deterirate and increase the rate of skin cancer, in turn UPPING the death rate of skin cancer patients? Hmmmm...greater than dogs, huh....OBVIOUSLY.
What a fuckin dumb ass statement by a 18 year old know-nothing.
The fuck is wrong with some of you sociapaths...wow.
@phil
Do you have proof?
Praying on INNOCENT animals=sadistic
How cares of humans are greater than dogs...that makes dogs wrothless? Humans are greater than dogs, yet humans continue to be the biggest THREAT to EVERYTHING...when was the last time a dog pumped poisonous smoke into the atmosphere causing the Ozone to deterirate and increase the rate of skin cancer, in turn UPPING the death rate of skin cancer patients? Hmmmm...greater than dogs, huh....OBVIOUSLY.
What a fuckin dumb ass statement by a 18 year old know-nothing.
The fuck is wrong with some of you sociapaths...wow.
@phil
Do you have proof?
The difference is those guys were never caught or convicted of being pedophiles. The DateLine show stops them before they ever get to take action, and the other case with the dude bragging about being a pedophile means nothing because he's never even been caught doing anything, he's just a sick piece of shit who says he likes little girls but never takes action or contacts them. All of them are pieces of shit in my eyes, but none of them were actually caught or found guilty of an actual crime. That's why they get 2 days or whatever they got.
Vick on the other hand has pleaded guilty to a crime. Basically he's been caught, unlike the other faggots.
And Vick is officially a worthless piece of shit.
Vick on the other hand has pleaded guilty to a crime. Basically he's been caught, unlike the other faggots.
And Vick is officially a worthless piece of shit.