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Michael Vick. The Bad Newz dog fighting investigation began in April 2007 with a search of property in Surry County, Virginia, owned by Atlanta Falcons' football quarterback Michael Vick, and the subsequent discovery of evidence of a dog fighting ring in Newport News, Virginia.
August 20 - Vick's lawyer Billy Martin announced that Vick will plead guilty to the federal felony dogfighting conspiracy charge. He will enter his plea before Judge Hudson on August 27 in Richmond. [43] August 24 - Vick signed a plea agreement admitting that he participated in and funded an inter-state dogfighting ring.
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American college football coach and former player who is the head football coach at Norfolk State University.He played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, where he became the league's first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and was the all-time leader in quarterback rushing yards at the time of his ...
On Dec. 10, 2007, Michael Vick walked into a federal courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, chomping gum and rocking bright-white Nike Air Force 1 Mids, which happened to match the stripes on his ...
Michael Vick (C) leaves Surry County Circuit Court after entering a guilty plea on two felony counts connected to dog fighting on November 25, 2008 in Sussex, Virginia.
Michael Vick looks on prior to the game between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Dec. 1, 2019 in Houston. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
On July 17, Vick and three men described as his employees were indicted by a Federal grand jury for "conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and to sponsor a dog in animal fighting venture". [43] They faced $350,000 in fines and six years in prison if convicted of the Federal felony and misdemeanor charges. [44]
Negro league baseball player; convicted of mutiny for participating in the Houston riot of 1917. [31] Michael Vick: 33765-183: Released from custody in 2009 after serving 23 months. National Football League quarterback; pleaded guilty to operating an interstate dog fighting ring known as "Bad Newz Kennels." [39] [40] David Wingfield