Michael Vick May Still Face Local Charges

Published: September 20, 2007, 3:26 am

Filed under: Falcons, Atlanta, NFL Police BlotterGerald Poindexter, the local prosecutor who has jurisdiction over the property where Michael Vick's Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting ring operated, said he plans to bring charges against Vick at some point.That means that although Vick has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges and will be sentenced to a prison term in December, his legal problems might not be over."The things that occurred in Surry County have not been prosecuted at the federal level," Poindexter said.However, Poindexter says he hasn't had access to either the evidence or the witnesses that federal prosecutors used to bring their indictment against Vick.Meanwhile, the TV station WVEC reports that a murder case in North Carolina may be connected to Bad Newz Kennels. Roy Thomas Melton, Jr., who was found shot to death in April, had documentation in his home suggesting that he had a connection to Bad Newz Kennels. There are no specific details about what connection

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